Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 9.16 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Malaysia about 9.2 times.
Guinea-BissauMalaysiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.11× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 9.16× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 9.16 times smaller than Malaysia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Malaysia?
- About 9.2 times: Malaysia has 9.16× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².