Bhutan vs Guinea
Guinea is 6.4 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Guinea about 6.4 times.
BhutanGuineaBhutan moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.16× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 6.4× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Conakry |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Guinea?
- No. Bhutan is 6.4 times smaller than Guinea. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Guinea?
- About 6.4 times: Guinea has 6.4× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Guinea 61 per km².