Guatemala vs Guinea-Bissau
Guatemala is 3.01 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Guatemala about 3.0 times.
GuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuatemala moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 3.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guatemala | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Bissau |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Guatemala is 3.01 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Guatemala?
- About 3.0 times: Guatemala has 3.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guatemala and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².