Guinea vs Iraq
Iraq is 78% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Iraq about 1.8 times.
GuineaIraqGuinea moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Guinea is 0.56× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 1.78× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Baghdad |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Guinea is 44% smaller than Iraq. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Iraq?
- About 1.8 times: Iraq has 1.78× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Iraq 108 per km².