Guinea-Bissau vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 75.4 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Kazakhstan about 75 times.
Guinea-BissauKazakhstanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.01× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 75.4× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Astana |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 75.4 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 75 times: Kazakhstan has 75.4× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².