Chad vs Guinea-Bissau
Chad is 35.5 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Chad about 36 times.
ChadGuinea-BissauChad moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 35.5× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Chad | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Bissau |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Chad is 35.5 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Chad?
- About 36 times: Chad has 35.5× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Chad and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Guinea-Bissau?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 2,249,515. Density: Chad 16 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².