Guinea-Bissau vs Libya
Libya is 48.7 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Libya about 49 times.
Guinea-BissauLibyaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 48.7× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 48.7 times smaller than Libya. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Libya?
- About 49 times: Libya has 48.7× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².