Afghanistan vs Guinea
Afghanistan is 2.65 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Afghanistan about 2.7 times.
AfghanistanGuineaAfghanistan moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
2.65×
Afghanistan is 2.65× the area of Guinea.
| Afghanistan | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Conakry |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 2.65 times larger than Guinea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 2.7 times: Afghanistan has 2.65× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Afghanistan and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Guinea about 1.03×. 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, Afghanistan or Guinea?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 15,099,727. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Guinea 61 per km².