Guinea-Bissau vs Turkey
Turkey is 21.7 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Turkey about 22 times.
Guinea-BissauTurkeyGuinea-Bissau moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.05× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 21.7× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Ankara |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. 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 Turkey?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 21.7 times smaller than Turkey. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Turkey?
- About 22 times: Turkey has 21.7× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea-Bissau or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Turkey 110 per km².