Guinea-Bissau vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 7.42 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into New Zealand about 7.4 times.
Guinea-BissauNew ZealandGuinea-Bissau moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.13× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 7.42× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Wellington |
| Region | Western Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 7.42 times smaller than New Zealand. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into New Zealand?
- About 7.4 times: New Zealand has 7.42× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand: 5,324,700 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².