Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana
Guyana is 5.95 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Guyana about 6.0 times.
Guinea-BissauGuyanaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.17× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 5.95× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 835,986 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Georgetown |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Guyana?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 5.95 times smaller than Guyana. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Guyana?
- About 6.0 times: Guyana has 5.95× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Guyana about 1.01×. 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, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 835,986. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².