Guinea-Bissau vs Thailand
Thailand is 14.2 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Thailand about 14 times.
Guinea-BissauThailandGuinea-Bissau moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.07×
Guinea-Bissau is 0.07× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 14.2× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 14.2 times smaller than Thailand. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Thailand?
- About 14 times: Thailand has 14.2× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Thailand 140 per km².