Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 4.88 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Uruguay about 4.9 times.
Guinea-BissauUruguayGuinea-Bissau moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.21× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 4.88× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 4.88 times smaller than Uruguay. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Uruguay?
- About 4.9 times: Uruguay has 4.88× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².