Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau
Botswana is 16.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Botswana about 16 times.
BotswanaGuinea-BissauBotswana moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
16.1×
Botswana is 16.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Botswana bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Botswana is 16.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Botswana?
- About 16 times: Botswana has 16.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 2,249,515. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².