Guinea-Bissau vs Taiwan
Taiwan and Guinea-Bissau are almost exactly the same size.
Guinea-BissauTaiwanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 1.0× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.0× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
 Guinea-Bissau |  Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 36,125 km²#135 of 194 | 36,193 km²#134 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationTaiwan: 10.3× the population | 2,249,515#145 of 194 · 2025 | 23,262,544#60 of 194 · 2026 |
| DensityTaiwan: 10.3× the density | 62 / km²#123 of 194 | 643 / km²#9 of 194 |
| Urban population | 47%#134 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 3.76 per woman#34 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +2.16%#40 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 29.6 per 1,000#33 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.0 per 1,000#102 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 38.3%#31 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 3.2%#161 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −0.6 per 1,000#109 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.80 per 1,000#65 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 64.3 years#167 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 42.1 per 1,000 births#25 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 0.25 per 1,000#142 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.514#171 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $1,090#169 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $2.53B2025 | — |
| Income group | Low income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $3,293#168 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +5.8%#35 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +0.9%#144 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 2.7%#149 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 39.9%#19 of 149 · 2021 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 33.4#90 of 149 · 2021 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 61.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 9.7% of jobs#158 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 29.2% of jobs#166 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 1.3% of GDP#117 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 13.9% of GDP#152 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 0.9% of GDP#121 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 30%#166 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 147 per 100#29 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 75% of land#10 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 0.16 t a year#172 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 87.4%#8 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 43.7%#179 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 32.3 µg/m³#41 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 26.2% of land#51 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 16.1% of land#68 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 1.5%#154 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,577 mm#53 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityTaiwan: 1.53 higher | −0.53#143 of 193 · 2025 | +1.00#35 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionTaiwan: 2.58 higher | −1.40#179 of 193 · 2025 | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 1.1 per 100,000#99 of 146 · 2017 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Bissau | Taipei |
| Currency | West African CFA franc (XOF) | New Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Official languages | Portuguese | Taiwanese Hokkien, Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Seediq, Bunun, Yami, Rukai, Puyuma, Tsou, Saisiyat, Kavalan, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Kanakanavu, Sakizaya, Saaroa, Taiwanese Sign Language, Taiwanese Hakka, Matsu dialect, Truku, Kinmen dialect, Wuqiu dialect |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC | UTC+8 |
| Calling code | +245 | +886 |
| Region | Western Africa, Africa | Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan are almost exactly the same size. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.0 times: Taiwan has 1.0× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².
- What kind of government do Guinea-Bissau and Taiwan have?
- The same form of government, by constitution: semi-presidential republic (CIA World Factbook).