Guinea-Bissau vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 81% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Lithuania about 1.8 times.
Guinea-BissauLithuaniaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.55× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 1.81× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Vilnius |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 45% smaller than Lithuania. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Lithuania?
- About 1.8 times: Lithuania has 1.81× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².