Guinea vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 3.76 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Nigeria about 3.8 times.
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Guinea is 0.27× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 3.76× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Abuja |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Guinea is 3.76 times smaller than Nigeria. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Nigeria?
- About 3.8 times: Nigeria has 3.76× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².