Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Martin
Guinea-Bissau is 682 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 682 times.
Guinea-BissauSaint MartinGuinea-Bissau moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 682× the area of Saint Martin.
| Guinea-Bissau | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 24,941 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Marigot |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 682 times larger than Saint Martin. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 682 times: Guinea-Bissau has 682× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Saint Martin 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 Martin about 1.11×. 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 Martin?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 24,941. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².