Guinea-Bissau vs Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau is 37% larger than Rwanda.
Guinea-BissauRwandaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Guinea-Bissau is 1.37× the area of Rwanda.
| Guinea-Bissau | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 37% larger than Rwanda. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.4 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.37× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².