Guinea-Bissau vs Palestine
Guinea-Bissau is 4.39 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 4.4 times.
Guinea-BissauPalestineGuinea-Bissau moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 4.39× the area of Palestine.
| Guinea-Bissau | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 4.39 times larger than Palestine. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 4.4 times: Guinea-Bissau has 4.39× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Palestine 659 per km².