Eswatini vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 2.08 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 2.1 times.
EswatiniGuinea-BissauEswatini moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.48× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 2.08× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Eswatini is 2.08 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 2.1 times: Guinea-Bissau has 2.08× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².