Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 25.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Nigeria about 26 times.
Guinea-BissauNigeriaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.04× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 25.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Abuja |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 25.6 times smaller than Nigeria. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Nigeria?
- About 26 times: Nigeria has 25.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².