Guinea-Bissau vs Niger
Niger is 35.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Niger about 35 times.
Guinea-BissauNigerGuinea-Bissau moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.03× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 35.1× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Niamey |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Niger at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Niger?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 35.1 times smaller than Niger. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Niger?
- About 35 times: Niger has 35.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Niger 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 Niger about 1.1×. 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 Niger?
- Niger: 27,917,831 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Niger 22 per km².