Egypt vs Guinea
Egypt is 4.11 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Egypt about 4.1 times.
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4.11×
Egypt is 4.11× the area of Guinea.
| Egypt | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Conakry |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Egypt is 4.11 times larger than Guinea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Egypt?
- About 4.1 times: Egypt has 4.11× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Egypt and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Guinea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 15,099,727. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Guinea 61 per km².