Guinea vs Kenya
Kenya is 2.36 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Kenya about 2.4 times.
GuineaKenyaGuinea moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.42×
Guinea is 0.42× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 2.36× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Guinea is 2.36 times smaller than Kenya. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Kenya?
- About 2.4 times: Kenya has 2.36× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Kenya 99 per km².