Guinea-Bissau vs Kiribati
Guinea-Bissau is 44.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 45 times.
Guinea-BissauKiribatiGuinea-Bissau moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 44.5× the area of Kiribati.
| Guinea-Bissau | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 136,488 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tarawa |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 44.5 times larger than Kiribati. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 45 times: Guinea-Bissau has 44.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 136,488. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².