Guinea-Bissau vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 36% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-BissauSlovakiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.74× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 1.36× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 26% smaller than Slovakia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Slovakia?
- About 1.4 times: Slovakia has 1.36× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².