Ecuador vs Guinea
Ecuador is 5% larger than Guinea.
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Ecuador is 1.05× the area of Guinea.
| Ecuador | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Conakry |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°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 Ecuador bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Ecuador is 5% larger than Guinea. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Ecuador?
- About 1.0 times: Ecuador has 1.05× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Ecuador and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Guinea?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 15,099,727. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Guinea 61 per km².