Georgia vs Guinea-Bissau
Georgia is 93% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Georgia about 1.9 times.
GeorgiaGuinea-BissauGeorgia moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
1.93×
Georgia is 1.93× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Georgia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 69,700 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,935,766 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Tbilisi | Bissau |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Georgia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.82× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Georgia 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 Georgia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Georgia is 93% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Georgia covers 69,700 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Georgia?
- About 1.9 times: Georgia has 1.93× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Georgia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Georgia is drawn about 1.82× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Georgia 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, Georgia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Georgia: 3,935,766 people against 2,249,515. Density: Georgia 56 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².