Brazil vs Guyana
Brazil is 39.6 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Brazil about 40 times.
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Brazil is 39.6× the area of Guyana.
| Brazil | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 835,986 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Georgetown |
| Region | South America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
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; 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 Brazil bigger than Guyana?
- Yes. Brazil is 39.6 times larger than Guyana. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Brazil?
- About 40 times: Brazil has 39.6× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Brazil and Guyana 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 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, Brazil or Guyana?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 835,986. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².