Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau
Eritrea is 3.26 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Eritrea about 3.3 times.
EritreaGuinea-BissauEritrea moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
3.26×
Eritrea is 3.26× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Eritrea | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Eritrea is 3.26 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Eritrea?
- About 3.3 times: Eritrea has 3.26× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,249,515. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².