Guinea-Bissau vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 12.4 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Uzbekistan about 12 times.
Guinea-BissauUzbekistanGuinea-Bissau moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.08× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 12.4× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Tashkent |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 12.4 times smaller than Uzbekistan. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 12 times: Uzbekistan has 12.4× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².