Ethiopia vs Guinea
Ethiopia is 4.49 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Ethiopia about 4.5 times.
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Ethiopia is 4.49× the area of Guinea.
| Ethiopia | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Conakry |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Guinea?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 4.49 times larger than Guinea. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.5 times: Ethiopia has 4.49× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Ethiopia and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Guinea?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 15,099,727. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Guinea 61 per km².