Guinea-Bissau vs Oman
Oman is 8.57 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Oman about 8.6 times.
Guinea-BissauOmanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.12× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 8.57× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Muscat |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 8.57 times smaller than Oman. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Oman?
- About 8.6 times: Oman has 8.57× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Oman 18 per km².