Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Guinea-Bissau
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 42% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaGuinea-BissauBosnia and Herzegovina moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
1.42×
Bosnia and Herzegovina is 1.42× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,209 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,140,095 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Sarajevo | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.94× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bosnia and Herzegovina bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Bosnia and Herzegovina is 42% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51,209 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- About 1.4 times: Bosnia and Herzegovina has 1.42× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bosnia and Herzegovina is drawn about 1.94× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Bosnia and Herzegovina looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3,140,095 people against 2,249,515. Density: Bosnia and Herzegovina 61 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².