Guinea-Bissau vs Israel
Guinea-Bissau is 74% larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1.7 times.
Guinea-BissauIsraelGuinea-Bissau moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Guinea-Bissau is 1.74× the area of Israel.
| Guinea-Bissau | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 74% larger than Israel. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.7 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.74× the area of Israel.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Israel 487 per km².