Guinea-Bissau vs Nauru
Guinea-Bissau is 1,720 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1720 times.
Guinea-BissauNauruGuinea-Bissau moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
1,720×
Guinea-Bissau is 1,720× the area of Nauru.
| Guinea-Bissau | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 12,025 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Yaren District |
| 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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 1,720 times larger than Nauru. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1720 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1,720× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 12,025. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Nauru 573 per km².