Guinea-Bissau vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 4.53 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Tunisia about 4.5 times.
Guinea-BissauTunisiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.22× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 4.53× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 4.53 times smaller than Tunisia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Tunisia?
- About 4.5 times: Tunisia has 4.53× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².