Guinea-Bissau vs Jordan
Jordan is 2.47 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Jordan about 2.5 times.
Guinea-BissauJordanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.4× the area of Jordan. Put the other way, Jordan is 2.47× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 2.47 times smaller than Jordan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Jordan?
- About 2.5 times: Jordan has 2.47× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Jordan 129 per km².