Guinea vs Israel
Guinea is 11.8 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Guinea about 12 times.
GuineaIsraelGuinea moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 11.8× the area of Israel.
| Guinea | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Guinea is 11.8 times larger than Israel. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Guinea?
- About 12 times: Guinea has 11.8× the area of Israel.
- Why do Guinea and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 10,122,800. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Israel 487 per km².