Curaçao vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 81.4 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 81 times.
CuraçaoGuinea-BissauCuraçao moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 81.4× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Curaçao is 81.4 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 81 times: Guinea-Bissau has 81.4× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².