Guinea vs Libya
Libya is 7.16 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Libya about 7.2 times.
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Guinea is 0.14× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 7.16× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Guinea is 7.16 times smaller than Libya. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Libya?
- About 7.2 times: Libya has 7.16× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 7,458,555. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².