Bulgaria vs Guinea-Bissau
Bulgaria is 3.07 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Bulgaria about 3.1 times.
BulgariaGuinea-BissauBulgaria moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Bulgaria is 3.07× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Bulgaria | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 110,994 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 6,433,302 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Sofia | Bissau |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bulgaria sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Bulgaria is 3.07 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Bulgaria covers 110,994 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Bulgaria?
- About 3.1 times: Bulgaria has 3.07× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Bulgaria and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bulgaria is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Bulgaria 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, Bulgaria or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bulgaria: 6,433,302 people against 2,249,515. Density: Bulgaria 58 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².