Bolivia vs Guinea
Bolivia is 4.47 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Bolivia about 4.5 times.
BoliviaGuineaBolivia moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
4.47×
Bolivia is 4.47× the area of Guinea.
| Bolivia | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Conakry |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Bolivia is 4.47 times larger than Guinea. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Bolivia?
- About 4.5 times: Bolivia has 4.47× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Bolivia and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Guinea 61 per km².