Guinea-Bissau vs Laos
Laos is 6.56 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Laos about 6.6 times.
Guinea-BissauLaosGuinea-Bissau moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.15× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 6.56× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Vientiane |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 6.56 times smaller than Laos. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Laos?
- About 6.6 times: Laos has 6.56× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Laos 33 per km².