Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 30% larger than Burundi.
BurundiGuinea-BissauBurundi moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.77× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.3× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Bissau |
| Region | Eastern 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. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Burundi is 23% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.3× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 2,249,515. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².