Guinea-Bissau vs Mongolia
Mongolia is 43.3 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Mongolia about 43 times.
Guinea-BissauMongoliaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Mongolia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Mongolia. Put the other way, Mongolia is 43.3× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Mongolia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,564,116 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 3,568,978 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Ulaanbaatar |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Mongolia at 47° N is stretched to 2.15×. That difference is why Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 43.3 times smaller than Mongolia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Mongolia?
- About 43 times: Mongolia has 43.3× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Mongolia 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 Mongolia about 2.15×. That is why Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- Mongolia: 3,568,978 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Mongolia 2.3 per km².