Guinea-Bissau vs Peru
Peru is 35.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Peru about 36 times.
Guinea-BissauPeruGuinea-Bissau moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.03× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 35.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Lima |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 35.6 times smaller than Peru. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Peru?
- About 36 times: Peru has 35.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Peru 27 per km².