Comoros vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 17.8 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 18 times.
ComorosGuinea-BissauComoros moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.06× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 17.8× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Bissau |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Comoros is 17.8 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 18 times: Guinea-Bissau has 17.8× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².