Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia
Namibia is 22.9 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Namibia about 23 times.
Guinea-BissauNamibiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.04× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 22.9× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Windhoek |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 22.9 times smaller than Namibia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Namibia?
- About 23 times: Namibia has 22.9× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².