Guinea-Bissau vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 52.7 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Indonesia about 53 times.
Guinea-BissauIndonesiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 52.7× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Jakarta |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 52.7 times smaller than Indonesia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Indonesia?
- About 53 times: Indonesia has 52.7× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².