Djibouti vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 56% larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1.6 times.
DjiboutiGuinea-BissauDjibouti moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.64× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.56× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Bissau |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Djibouti is 36% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.6 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.56× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².