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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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.