Cyprus vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 3.91 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 3.9 times.
CyprusGuinea-BissauCyprus moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.26×
Cyprus is 0.26× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 3.91× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Bissau |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Cyprus is 3.91 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 3.9 times: Guinea-Bissau has 3.91× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².