Guinea-Bissau vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 11.3 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Paraguay about 11 times.
Guinea-BissauParaguayGuinea-Bissau moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
0.09×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.09× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 11.3× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 11.3 times smaller than Paraguay. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Paraguay?
- About 11 times: Paraguay has 11.3× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².