Guinea-Bissau vs Mali
Mali is 34.3 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Mali about 34 times.
Guinea-BissauMaliGuinea-Bissau moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.03× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 34.3× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bamako |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 34.3 times smaller than Mali. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Mali?
- About 34 times: Mali has 34.3× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Mali 20 per km².