South Australia is 30.0× the size of Guinea-Bissau
South Australia (state of Australia) covers about 984,000 km² (380,000 mi²) and Guinea-Bissau (Africa) about 32,800 km² (12,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 984,000km²South Australia
- 32,800km²Guinea-Bissau
200 km
- South Australia
- Guinea-Bissau
What fits
- Guinea-Bissau fits inside South Australia about 30.0 times by area.
- South Australia is larger by 951,000 km² (367,000 mi²), which is 2,897% of the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Australia is about 32.1, Guinea-Bissau about 1.07.
How they differ
- South Australia also has the larger population: 1.9 million against 1.9 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 57 in Guinea-Bissau against 1.9 in South Australia: Guinea-Bissau is 29.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Australia at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Guinea-Bissau at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows South Australia as 38.3× the size of Guinea-Bissau instead of 30.0×.
- Together South Australia and Guinea-Bissau cover 1,017,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 951,000 km², is about the size of Tanzania (942,000 km²).
- At Guinea-Bissau's density, South Australia would have 55.8 million people (it has 1.9 million). At South Australia's density, Guinea-Bissau would have 63,000 (it has 1.9 million).
- Guinea-Bissau's centre is 42.1° of latitude, about 4,680 km, farther north than South Australia's.
- South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guinea-Bissau lies about 42° of latitude (roughly 4,680 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Australia would have about 520,100 m² and each person in Guinea-Bissau about 17,640 m².
- Laid side by side, South Australia and Guinea-Bissau would cover 1,017,000 km², about the same size as Egypt.
- Together they have 3.8 million people, about as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Counted as a country, South Australia would rank 31st by area and 149th by population.
Side by side
| South Australia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 984,000 km²380,000 mi² | 32,800 km²12,700 mi² |
| Official area | 984,000 km²Wikidata | 36,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 8in Australia | 139th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 8in Australia | 149th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1.9 per km² | 57 per km² |
| Capital | Adelaide | Bissau |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 26°S | 11°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12