Guinea-Bissau vs Nepal
Nepal is 4.07 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Nepal about 4.1 times.
Guinea-BissauNepalGuinea-Bissau moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
0.25×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.25× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 4.07× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 4.07 times smaller than Nepal. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Nepal?
- About 4.1 times: Nepal has 4.07× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Nepal 201 per km².