Guinea vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 35% larger than Guinea.
GuineaMalaysiaGuinea moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.74×
Guinea is 0.74× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 1.35× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Guinea is 26% smaller than Malaysia. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Malaysia?
- About 1.3 times: Malaysia has 1.35× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².