Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda
Uganda is 6.67 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Uganda about 6.7 times.
Guinea-BissauUgandaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.15× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 6.67× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kampala |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 6.67 times smaller than Uganda. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Uganda?
- About 6.7 times: Uganda has 6.67× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Uganda 213 per km².