Dominica vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 48.1 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 48 times.
DominicaGuinea-BissauDominica moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.02× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 48.1× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Dominica is 48.1 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Dominica covers 751 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 48 times: Guinea-Bissau has 48.1× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².