Guinea-Bissau vs Switzerland
Switzerland is 14% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-BissauSwitzerlandGuinea-Bissau moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.87× the area of Switzerland. Put the other way, Switzerland is 1.14× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bern |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 13% smaller than Switzerland. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Switzerland?
- About 1.1 times: Switzerland has 1.14× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².