Botswana vs Guinea
Botswana is 2.37 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Botswana about 2.4 times.
BotswanaGuineaBotswana moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
2.37×
Botswana is 2.37× the area of Guinea.
| Botswana | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Conakry |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Botswana is 2.37 times larger than Guinea. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Botswana?
- About 2.4 times: Botswana has 2.37× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Botswana and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Guinea 61 per km².