Greece vs Guyana
Guyana is 63% larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Guyana about 1.6 times.
GreeceGuyanaGreece moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.61× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1.63× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 835,986 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Georgetown |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Guyana. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greece bigger than Guyana?
- No. Greece is 39% smaller than Guyana. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Guyana?
- About 1.6 times: Guyana has 1.63× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Guyana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Guyana about 1.01×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guyana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Guyana?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 835,986. Density: Greece 79 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².