Faroe Islands vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 25.8 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 26 times.
Faroe IslandsGuinea-BissauFaroe Islands moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.04× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 25.8× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Bissau |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Faroe Islands is 25.8 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 26 times: Guinea-Bissau has 25.8× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².