Croatia vs Guinea-Bissau
Croatia is 57% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Croatia about 1.6 times.
CroatiaGuinea-BissauCroatia moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Croatia is 1.57× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Croatia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Bissau |
| Region | Southern 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Croatia 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 Croatia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Croatia is 57% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Croatia?
- About 1.6 times: Croatia has 1.57× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Croatia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Croatia 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, Croatia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Croatia: 3,876,200 people against 2,249,515. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².