Guinea-Bissau vs Morocco
Morocco is 12.4 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Morocco about 12 times.
Guinea-BissauMoroccoGuinea-Bissau moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.08× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 12.4× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 12.4 times smaller than Morocco. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Morocco?
- About 12 times: Morocco has 12.4× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Morocco 86 per km².