Guinea-Bissau vs Puerto Rico
Guinea-Bissau is 3.97 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 4.0 times.
Guinea-BissauPuerto RicoGuinea-Bissau moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
3.97×
Guinea-Bissau is 3.97× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Guinea-Bissau | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 3.97 times larger than Puerto Rico. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 4.0 times: Guinea-Bissau has 3.97× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².