Guinea-Bissau vs Syria
Syria is 5.13 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Syria about 5.1 times.
Guinea-BissauSyriaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.2× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 5.13× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Damascus |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 5.13 times smaller than Syria. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Syria?
- About 5.1 times: Syria has 5.13× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Syria 138 per km².