Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea is 6.81 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Guinea about 6.8 times.
GuineaGuinea-BissauGuinea moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 6.81× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Bissau |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Guinea is 6.81 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Guinea?
- About 6.8 times: Guinea has 6.81× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. 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 or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².