Guinea-Bissau vs Niue
Guinea-Bissau is 139 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 139 times.
Guinea-BissauNiueGuinea-Bissau moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 139× the area of Niue.
| Guinea-Bissau | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 1,821 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Alofi |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 139 times larger than Niue. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 139 times: Guinea-Bissau has 139× the area of Niue.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,821. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².