French Polynesia vs Guinea
Guinea is 59 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Guinea about 59 times.
French PolynesiaGuineaFrench Polynesia moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.02× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 59× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Conakry |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Guinea?
- No. French Polynesia is 59 times smaller than Guinea. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Guinea?
- About 59 times: Guinea has 59× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Guinea 61 per km².