Guinea-Bissau vs Ireland
Ireland is 93% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Ireland about 1.9 times.
Guinea-BissauIrelandGuinea-Bissau moved onto Ireland · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.52× the area of Ireland. Put the other way, Ireland is 1.93× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 69,797 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,484,367 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Dublin |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Ireland at 53° N is stretched to 2.78×. That difference is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. 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 Ireland?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 48% smaller than Ireland. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Ireland covers 69,797 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Ireland?
- About 1.9 times: Ireland has 1.93× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Ireland 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 Ireland about 2.78×. That is why Ireland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Ireland?
- Ireland: 5,484,367 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Ireland 79 per km².