Guinea vs Mexico
Mexico is 8.02 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Mexico about 8.0 times.
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Guinea is 0.12× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 8.02× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Guinea is 8.02 times smaller than Mexico. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Mexico?
- About 8.0 times: Mexico has 8.02× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Mexico 67 per km².