Guinea-Bissau vs South Korea
South Korea is 2.78 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into South Korea about 2.8 times.
Guinea-BissauSouth KoreaGuinea-Bissau moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.36× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 2.78× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Seoul |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 2.78 times smaller than South Korea. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into South Korea?
- About 2.8 times: South Korea has 2.78× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², South Korea 515 per km².