Guinea-Bissau vs Qatar
Guinea-Bissau is 3.16 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 3.2 times.
Guinea-BissauQatarGuinea-Bissau moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 3.16× the area of Qatar.
| Guinea-Bissau | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 3.16 times larger than Qatar. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 3.2 times: Guinea-Bissau has 3.16× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Qatar 260 per km².