Angola vs Guinea
Angola is 5.07 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Angola about 5.1 times.
AngolaGuineaAngola moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
5.07×
Angola is 5.07× the area of Guinea.
| Angola | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Conakry |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Angola is 5.07 times larger than Guinea. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Angola?
- About 5.1 times: Angola has 5.07× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Angola and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Guinea?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 15,099,727. Density: Angola 31 per km², Guinea 61 per km².