Guinea-Bissau vs Liechtenstein
Guinea-Bissau is 226 times larger than Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 226 times.
Guinea-BissauLiechtensteinGuinea-Bissau moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 226× the area of Liechtenstein.
| Guinea-Bissau | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 160 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 41,024 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 256 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Vaduz |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Liechtenstein at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. That difference is why Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 226 times larger than Liechtenstein. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Liechtenstein fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 226 times: Guinea-Bissau has 226× the area of Liechtenstein.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein about 2.16×. That is why Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 41,024. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².