Guinea vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 2.39 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Madagascar about 2.4 times.
GuineaMadagascarGuinea moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.42×
Guinea is 0.42× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 2.39× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Guinea is 2.39 times smaller than Madagascar. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Madagascar?
- About 2.4 times: Madagascar has 2.39× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².