Cayman Islands vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 137 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 137 times.
Cayman IslandsGuinea-BissauCayman Islands moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 137× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Cayman Islands is 137 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 137 times: Guinea-Bissau has 137× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².