Guinea-Bissau vs Samoa
Guinea-Bissau is 12.7 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 13 times.
Guinea-BissauSamoaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 12.7× the area of Samoa.
| Guinea-Bissau | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 219,306 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Apia |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 12.7 times larger than Samoa. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 13 times: Guinea-Bissau has 12.7× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 219,306. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Samoa 77 per km².