French Polynesia vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 8.67 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 8.7 times.
French PolynesiaGuinea-BissauFrench Polynesia moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.12× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 8.67× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Bissau |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. French Polynesia is 8.67 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 8.7 times: Guinea-Bissau has 8.67× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².