Guinea-Bissau vs Pitcairn Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 769 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 769 times.
Guinea-BissauPitcairn IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 769× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 50 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Adamstown |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 769 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 769 times: Guinea-Bissau has 769× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 50. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².