Ghana vs Guinea-Bissau
Ghana is 6.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Ghana about 6.6 times.
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6.6×
Ghana is 6.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Bissau |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Ghana is 6.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Ghana?
- About 6.6 times: Ghana has 6.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Ghana and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,249,515. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².