Guinea vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 11.1 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Kazakhstan about 11 times.
GuineaKazakhstanGuinea moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 0.09× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 11.1× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Astana |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Guinea is 11.1 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 11 times: Kazakhstan has 11.1× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².