Germany is 10.9× the size of Guinea-Bissau
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Guinea-Bissau about 32,800 km² (12,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 32,800km²Guinea-Bissau
200 km
- Germany
- Guinea-Bissau
What fits
- Guinea-Bissau fits inside Germany about 10.9 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 325,000 km² (125,000 mi²), which is 989% of the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Guinea-Bissau about 1.07.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.9 million, 44.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 57 in Guinea-Bissau: Germany is 4.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,910 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Guinea-Bissau at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 26.4× the size of Guinea-Bissau instead of 10.9×.
- Together Germany and Guinea-Bissau cover 391,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 325,000 km², is about the size of Malaysia (328,000 km²).
- At Guinea-Bissau's density, Germany would have 20.3 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Guinea-Bissau would have 7.7 million (it has 1.9 million).
- Germany's centre is 39.0° of latitude, about 4,340 km, farther north than Guinea-Bissau's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 10.9× |
| More people | Germany | 44.8× |
| More crowded | Germany | 4.12× |
| Farther north | Germany | 39.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 1.07× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.13× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.09× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.06× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 258 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 288 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 517 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 32,800 km²12,700 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 36,100 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Bissau |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 11°N to 13°N |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 32,800 km² is 9.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 36,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11