Cyprus vs Guinea

Guinea is 26.6 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Guinea about 27 times.

CyprusGuineaCyprus moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Cyprus is 0.04× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 26.6× the size of Cyprus.
CyprusGuinea
Area9,242 km²245,857 km²
Population1,370,75415,099,727
Density148 / km²61 / km²
CapitalNicosiaConakry
RegionWestern AsiaWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours16

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Guinea?
No. Cyprus is 26.6 times smaller than Guinea. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
How many times does Cyprus fit into Guinea?
About 27 times: Guinea has 26.6× the area of Cyprus.
Why do Cyprus and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Guinea?
Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Guinea 61 per km².