Guinea-Bissau vs Japan
Japan is 10.5 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Japan about 10 times.
Guinea-BissauJapanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.1× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 10.5× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 10.5 times smaller than Japan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Japan?
- About 10 times: Japan has 10.5× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Japan 326 per km².