Guinea-Bissau vs Kenya
Kenya is 16.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Kenya about 16 times.
Guinea-BissauKenyaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.06× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 16.1× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 16.1 times smaller than Kenya. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Kenya?
- About 16 times: Kenya has 16.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Kenya 99 per km².