Guinea vs Kuwait
Guinea is 13.8 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Guinea about 14 times.
GuineaKuwaitGuinea moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
13.8×
Guinea is 13.8× the area of Kuwait.
| Guinea | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kuwait City |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. Guinea is 13.8 times larger than Kuwait. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Guinea?
- About 14 times: Guinea has 13.8× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Guinea and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 4,865,298. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².