Guinea-Bissau vs Latvia
Latvia is 79% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Latvia about 1.8 times.
Guinea-BissauLatviaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.56× the area of Latvia. Put the other way, Latvia is 1.79× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Riga |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. That difference is why Latvia 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 Latvia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 44% smaller than Latvia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Latvia?
- About 1.8 times: Latvia has 1.79× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Latvia 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 Latvia about 3.35×. That is why Latvia 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 Latvia?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,847,785. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Latvia 29 per km².