Guinea vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 2.75 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Myanmar about 2.8 times.
GuineaMyanmarGuinea moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Guinea is 0.36× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 2.75× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Guinea is 2.75 times smaller than Myanmar. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Myanmar?
- About 2.8 times: Myanmar has 2.75× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².