Guinea vs Japan
Japan is 54% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Japan about 1.5 times.
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0.65×
Guinea is 0.65× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 1.54× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea. 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 Japan?
- No. Guinea is 35% smaller than Japan. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Japan?
- About 1.5 times: Japan has 1.54× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Japan 326 per km².