Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 10.8 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Zimbabwe about 11 times.
Guinea-BissauZimbabweGuinea-Bissau moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 0.09× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 10.8× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea-Bissau | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Guinea-Bissau is 10.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 11 times: Zimbabwe has 10.8× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².