Guinea-Bissau vs Spain
Spain is 14 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Spain about 14 times.
Guinea-BissauSpainGuinea-Bissau moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.07× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 14× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Madrid |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain 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 Spain?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 14 times smaller than Spain. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Spain?
- About 14 times: Spain has 14× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Spain 98 per km².