Guinea vs Nicaragua
Guinea is 2.04 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Guinea about 2.0 times.
GuineaNicaraguaGuinea moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
2.04×
Guinea is 2.04× the area of Nicaragua.
| Guinea | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Managua |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Yes. Guinea is 2.04 times larger than Nicaragua. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Guinea?
- About 2.0 times: Guinea has 2.04× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Guinea and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 7,007,502. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².