Guinea-Bissau vs Trinidad and Tobago
Guinea-Bissau is 7.04 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 7.0 times.
Guinea-BissauTrinidad and TobagoGuinea-Bissau moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
7.04×
Guinea-Bissau is 7.04× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Guinea-Bissau | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 7.04 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 7.0 times: Guinea-Bissau has 7.04× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,367,764. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².