Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan
Sudan is 52.2 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Sudan about 52 times.
Guinea-BissauSudanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.02× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 52.2× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 52.2 times smaller than Sudan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Sudan?
- About 52 times: Sudan has 52.2× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Sudan 27 per km².