Guinea-Bissau vs Netherlands
Netherlands is 17% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-BissauNetherlandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Netherlands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.86× the area of Netherlands. Put the other way, Netherlands is 1.17× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 42,201 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 18,087,633 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 429 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Amsterdam |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| 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; Netherlands at 52° N is stretched to 2.67×. That difference is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. 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 Netherlands?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 14% smaller than Netherlands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Netherlands covers 42,201 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Netherlands?
- About 1.2 times: Netherlands has 1.17× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands 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 Netherlands about 2.67×. That is why Netherlands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Netherlands?
- Netherlands: 18,087,633 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Netherlands 429 per km².