Guinea-Bissau vs Serbia
Serbia is 2.45 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Serbia about 2.4 times.
Guinea-BissauSerbiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.41× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 2.45× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Belgrade |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. 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 Serbia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 2.45 times smaller than Serbia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Serbia?
- About 2.4 times: Serbia has 2.45× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Serbia 74 per km².