Brazil vs Guinea
Brazil is 34.6 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Brazil about 35 times.
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34.6×
Brazil is 34.6× the area of Guinea.
| Brazil | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Conakry |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Brazil is 34.6 times larger than Guinea. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Brazil?
- About 35 times: Brazil has 34.6× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Brazil and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Guinea?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 15,099,727. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Guinea 61 per km².