Guinea vs Iran
Iran is 6.7 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Iran about 6.7 times.
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0.15×
Guinea is 0.15× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 6.7× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Tehran |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Guinea bigger than Iran?
- No. Guinea is 6.7 times smaller than Iran. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Iran?
- About 6.7 times: Iran has 6.7× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Iran look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Iran about 1.41×. 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, Guinea or Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Iran 56 per km².