Guinea-Bissau vs Suriname
Suriname is 4.52 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Suriname about 4.5 times.
Guinea-BissauSurinameGuinea-Bissau moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.22× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 4.52× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 639,850 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Paramaribo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 4.52 times smaller than Suriname. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Suriname?
- About 4.5 times: Suriname has 4.52× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 639,850. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².