Guinea vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 9% larger than Guinea.
GuineaNew ZealandGuinea moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
0.92×
Guinea is 0.92× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 1.09× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Wellington |
| Region | Western Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea. 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 New Zealand?
- No. Guinea is 8% smaller than New Zealand. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into New Zealand?
- About 1.1 times: New Zealand has 1.09× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea or New Zealand?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 5,324,700. Density: Guinea 61 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².