Benin vs Guyana
Guyana is 87% larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Guyana about 1.9 times.
BeninGuyanaBenin moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 0.53× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1.87× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 835,986 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Georgetown |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Benin bigger than Guyana?
- No. Benin is 47% smaller than Guyana. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Guyana?
- About 1.9 times: Guyana has 1.87× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Guyana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Guyana about 1.01×. 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, Benin or Guyana?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 835,986. Density: Benin 129 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².