Guinea-Bissau vs Malta
Guinea-Bissau is 114 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 114 times.
Guinea-BissauMaltaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 114× the area of Malta.
| Guinea-Bissau | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 579,704 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Valletta |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 114 times larger than Malta. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 114 times: Guinea-Bissau has 114× the area of Malta.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 579,704. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².