Guinea-Bissau vs Panama
Panama is 2.05 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Panama about 2.1 times.
Guinea-BissauPanamaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.49× the area of Panama. Put the other way, Panama is 2.05× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Panama City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Panama at 9° 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 Panama?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 2.05 times smaller than Panama. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Panama?
- About 2.1 times: Panama has 2.05× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Panama 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 Panama 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 Panama?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Panama 62 per km².