Guinea-Bissau vs Timor-Leste
Guinea-Bissau is 2.42 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 2.4 times.
Guinea-BissauTimor-LesteGuinea-Bissau moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
2.42×
Guinea-Bissau is 2.42× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Guinea-Bissau | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 2.42 times larger than Timor-Leste. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 2.4 times: Guinea-Bissau has 2.42× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,418,517. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².