Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 22.2 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Mozambique about 22 times.
Guinea-BissauMozambiqueGuinea-Bissau moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.05× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 22.2× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 22.2 times smaller than Mozambique. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Mozambique?
- About 22 times: Mozambique has 22.2× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².