Guinea-Bissau vs Palau
Guinea-Bissau is 77.5 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 78 times.
Guinea-BissauPalauGuinea-Bissau moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 77.5× the area of Palau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 17,663 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 77.5 times larger than Palau. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 78 times: Guinea-Bissau has 77.5× the area of Palau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 17,663. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Palau 38 per km².