Guinea-Bissau vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 62.3 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Saudi Arabia about 62 times.
Guinea-BissauSaudi ArabiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 62.3× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 62.3 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 62 times: Saudi Arabia has 62.3× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².