Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu
Guinea-Bissau is 2.96 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 3.0 times.
Guinea-BissauVanuatuGuinea-Bissau moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
2.96×
Guinea-Bissau is 2.96× the area of Vanuatu.
| Guinea-Bissau | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 335,169 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 2.96 times larger than Vanuatu. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 3.0 times: Guinea-Bissau has 2.96× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 335,169. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².