Guinea-Bissau vs Iran
Iran is 45.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Iran about 46 times.
Guinea-BissauIranGuinea-Bissau moved onto Iran · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 45.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tehran |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 45.6 times smaller than Iran. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Iran?
- About 46 times: Iran has 45.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Iran 56 per km².