Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia
Zambia is 20.8 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Zambia about 21 times.
Guinea-BissauZambiaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.05× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 20.8× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° 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 Zambia?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 20.8 times smaller than Zambia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Zambia?
- About 21 times: Zambia has 20.8× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia 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 Zambia 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Zambia 29 per km².