Guinea-Bissau vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 16.7 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Ukraine about 17 times.
Guinea-BissauUkraineGuinea-Bissau moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.06× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 16.7× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kiev |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 16.7 times smaller than Ukraine. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Ukraine?
- About 17 times: Ukraine has 16.7× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².