Guinea-Bissau vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 13.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Turkmenistan about 14 times.
Guinea-BissauTurkmenistanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.07× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 13.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 13.6 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 14 times: Turkmenistan has 13.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².