Grenada vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 104 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 104 times.
GrenadaGuinea-BissauGrenada moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 104× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Grenada is 104 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Grenada covers 349 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 104 times: Guinea-Bissau has 104× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².