Guinea-Bissau vs Iraq
Iraq is 12.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Iraq about 12 times.
Guinea-BissauIraqGuinea-Bissau moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.08× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 12.1× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Baghdad |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 12.1 times smaller than Iraq. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Iraq?
- About 12 times: Iraq has 12.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Iraq 108 per km².