Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen
Yemen is 12.6 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Yemen about 13 times.
Guinea-BissauYemenGuinea-Bissau moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.08× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 12.6× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 12.6 times smaller than Yemen. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Yemen?
- About 13 times: Yemen has 12.6× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Yemen 92 per km².