Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Barthélemy
Guinea-Bissau is 1,505 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1505 times.
Guinea-BissauSaint BarthélemyGuinea-Bissau moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
1,505×
Guinea-Bissau is 1,505× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Guinea-Bissau | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 10,124 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 1,505 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1505 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1,505× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 10,124. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².