Africa · Western Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau covers about 32,800 km² (12,700 mi²), the 140th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Moldova, at about 33,200 km².
- 32,800km²Area, main territory
- 1.9 millionPopulation
- 1.07In Belgiums
100 km
- Guinea-Bissau
Facts
| Area, main territory | 32,800 km²12,700 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 36,100 km²Wikidata · 9.1% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.07 |
| Capital | Bissau |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 57 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N |
| In other languages | Guinea-Bisáu Español · Guinée-Bissau Français · Guiné-Bissau Português · ギニアビサウ 日本語 · 几内亚比绍 中文 · 기니비사우 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#44 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Guinea-Bissau
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 517× the size of Guinea-Bissau.
- At 57 people per km², Guinea-Bissau is the 112th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Guinea-Bissau lies at 12°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Guinea-Bissau's main territory stretches about 195 km north to south and 333 km east to west.
- 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.
How Guinea-Bissau measures up
Guinea-Bissau holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Western Africa it is the 14th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 32,800 km² | 139th of 239 |
| Population | 1.9 million | 149th of 237 |
| Density | 57 per km² | 112th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 12.0°N | 135th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Guinea-Bissau is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.07× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.13× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 258 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 288 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 517 its size |
Where Guinea-Bissau sits
- Guinea-Bissau's centre lies at 12.0°N, 15.0°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,340 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 11°N to 13°N, about 190 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Guinea-Bissau had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Guinea-Bissau would have 41.1 million people. It has 1.9 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Guinea-Bissau would have 122,000 people. It has 1.9 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 2.4 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Africa
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11