Eritrea vs Guinea
Guinea is 2.09 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Guinea about 2.1 times.
EritreaGuineaEritrea moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.48× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 2.09× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Conakry |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Guinea?
- No. Eritrea is 2.09 times smaller than Guinea. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Guinea?
- About 2.1 times: Guinea has 2.09× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Guinea 61 per km².