Guinea-Bissau vs US Virgin Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 104 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 104 times.
Guinea-BissauUS Virgin IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 104× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 103,792 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 104 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 104 times: Guinea-Bissau has 104× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 103,792. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².