Guam vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 66.4 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 66 times.
GuamGuinea-BissauGuam moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Guam is 0.02× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 66.4× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Bissau |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Guam bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Guam is 66.4 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Guam covers 544 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 66 times: Guinea-Bissau has 66.4× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam is drawn about 1.06× 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, Guam or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².