Guinea-Bissau vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 9.18 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Vietnam about 9.2 times.
Guinea-BissauVietnamGuinea-Bissau moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.11× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 9.18× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 9.18 times smaller than Vietnam. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Vietnam?
- About 9.2 times: Vietnam has 9.18× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².