Guinea vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 3.26 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Mozambique about 3.3 times.
GuineaMozambiqueGuinea moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Guinea is 0.31× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 3.26× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Guinea is 3.26 times smaller than Mozambique. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Mozambique?
- About 3.3 times: Mozambique has 3.26× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².