Guinea-Bissau vs Romania
Romania is 6.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Romania about 6.6 times.
Guinea-BissauRomaniaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.15× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 6.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bucharest |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| 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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. 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 Romania?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 6.6 times smaller than Romania. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Romania?
- About 6.6 times: Romania has 6.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Romania 80 per km².