Guinea-Bissau vs Norway
Norway is 10.7 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Norway about 11 times.
Guinea-BissauNorwayGuinea-Bissau moved onto Norway · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.09× the area of Norway. Put the other way, Norway is 10.7× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 385,207 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,610,870 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 15 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Oslo |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Norway at 66° N is stretched to 6.22×. That difference is why Norway 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 Norway?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 10.7 times smaller than Norway. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Norway covers 385,207 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Norway?
- About 11 times: Norway has 10.7× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Norway 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 Norway about 6.22×. That is why Norway 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 Norway?
- Norway: 5,610,870 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Norway 15 per km².