Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 29% larger than Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaGuinea-BissauEquatorial Guinea moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.78× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.29× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Bissau |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 22% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.29× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².