Guinea-Bissau vs Italy
Italy is 8.36 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Italy about 8.4 times.
Guinea-BissauItalyGuinea-Bissau moved onto Italy · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.12× the area of Italy. Put the other way, Italy is 8.36× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 302,068 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 58,915,656 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 195 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Rome |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Italy at 43° N is stretched to 1.85×. That difference is why Italy 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 Italy?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 8.36 times smaller than Italy. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Italy covers 302,068 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Italy?
- About 8.4 times: Italy has 8.36× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Italy 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 Italy about 1.85×. That is why Italy 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 Italy?
- Italy: 58,915,656 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Italy 195 per km².