Guinea-Bissau vs Wallis and Futuna
Guinea-Bissau is 132 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 132 times.
Guinea-BissauWallis and FutunaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 132× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
| Guinea-Bissau | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 11,558 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 132 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Wallis and Futuna fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 132 times: Guinea-Bissau has 132× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 11,558. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².