Ecuador vs Guinea-Bissau
Ecuador is 7.12 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Ecuador about 7.1 times.
EcuadorGuinea-BissauEcuador moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 7.12× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Ecuador | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Bissau |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°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 Ecuador bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Ecuador is 7.12 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Ecuador?
- About 7.1 times: Ecuador has 7.12× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Ecuador and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 2,249,515. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².