Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 25.2 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Venezuela about 25 times.
Guinea-BissauVenezuelaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.04× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 25.2× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 25.2 times smaller than Venezuela. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Venezuela?
- About 25 times: Venezuela has 25.2× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².