Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia is 30.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Ethiopia about 31 times.
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Ethiopia is 30.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Bissau |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 30.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Ethiopia?
- About 31 times: Ethiopia has 30.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 2,249,515. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².