Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Helena
Guinea-Bissau is 91.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 92 times.
Guinea-BissauSaint HelenaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
91.7×
Guinea-Bissau is 91.7× the area of Saint Helena.
| Guinea-Bissau | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,633 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 91.7 times larger than Saint Helena. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 92 times: Guinea-Bissau has 91.7× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 5,633. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².