DR Congo vs Guinea-Bissau
DR Congo is 64.9 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into DR Congo about 65 times.
DR CongoGuinea-BissauDR Congo moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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DR Congo is 64.9× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| DR Congo | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,344,858 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 112,832,473 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 48 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Kinshasa | Bissau |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 9 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. DR Congo sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 DR Congo bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. DR Congo is 64.9 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into DR Congo?
- About 65 times: DR Congo has 64.9× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do DR Congo and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. DR Congo is drawn about 1.0× 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, DR Congo or Guinea-Bissau?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 2,249,515. Density: DR Congo 48 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².