Bolivia vs Guyana
Bolivia is 5.11 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Bolivia about 5.1 times.
BoliviaGuyanaBolivia moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 5.11× the area of Guyana.
| Bolivia | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 835,986 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Georgetown |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; 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 Bolivia bigger than Guyana?
- Yes. Bolivia is 5.11 times larger than Guyana. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Bolivia?
- About 5.1 times: Bolivia has 5.11× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Bolivia and Guyana 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 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, Bolivia or Guyana?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 835,986. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².