Guinea-Bissau vs Seychelles
Guinea-Bissau is 78.7 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 79 times.
Guinea-BissauSeychellesGuinea-Bissau moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 78.7× the area of Seychelles.
| Guinea-Bissau | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 122,730 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 78.7 times larger than Seychelles. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 79 times: Guinea-Bissau has 78.7× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 122,730. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².