Guinea vs Nepal
Guinea is 67% larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Guinea about 1.7 times.
GuineaNepalGuinea moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
1.67×
Guinea is 1.67× the area of Nepal.
| Guinea | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Guinea is 67% larger than Nepal. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Guinea?
- About 1.7 times: Guinea has 1.67× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Guinea and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Nepal 201 per km².