Guinea vs Morocco
Morocco is 82% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Morocco about 1.8 times.
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0.55×
Guinea is 0.55× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 1.82× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Guinea is 45% smaller than Morocco. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Morocco?
- About 1.8 times: Morocco has 1.82× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Morocco 86 per km².