DR Congo vs Guinea
DR Congo is 9.54 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into DR Congo about 9.5 times.
DR CongoGuineaDR Congo moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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DR Congo is 9.54× the area of Guinea.
| DR Congo | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,344,858 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 112,832,473 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 48 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Kinshasa | Conakry |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 9 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. DR Congo sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 DR Congo bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. DR Congo is 9.54 times larger than Guinea. DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into DR Congo?
- About 9.5 times: DR Congo has 9.54× the area of Guinea.
- Why do DR Congo and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. DR Congo is drawn about 1.0× 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, DR Congo or Guinea?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 15,099,727. Density: DR Congo 48 per km², Guinea 61 per km².