Guinea-Bissau vs Northern Mariana Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 77.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 78 times.
Guinea-BissauNorthern Mariana IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
77.9×
Guinea-Bissau is 77.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 43,541 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Saipan |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 77.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 78 times: Guinea-Bissau has 77.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 43,541. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².