Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa
South Africa is 33.8 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into South Africa about 34 times.
Guinea-BissauSouth AfricaGuinea-Bissau moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.03× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 33.8× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 33.8 times smaller than South Africa. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into South Africa?
- About 34 times: South Africa has 33.8× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², South Africa 53 per km².