Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
Guinea is 8.76 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Guinea about 8.8 times.
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.11× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 8.76× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Conakry |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Guinea?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 8.76 times smaller than Guinea. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Guinea?
- About 8.8 times: Guinea has 8.76× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Guinea 61 per km².