Guinea-Bissau vs Marshall Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 200 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 200 times.
Guinea-BissauMarshall IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 200× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 36,282 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Majuro |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 200 times larger than Marshall Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 200 times: Guinea-Bissau has 200× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 36,282. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².