Guinea-Bissau vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is 5.53 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Kyrgyzstan about 5.5 times.
Guinea-BissauKyrgyzstanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.18× the area of Kyrgyzstan. Put the other way, Kyrgyzstan is 5.53× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bishkek |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. That difference is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 5.53 times smaller than Kyrgyzstan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Kyrgyzstan?
- About 5.5 times: Kyrgyzstan has 5.53× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. That is why Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,343,064 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².