Guinea vs Palau
Guinea is 528 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Guinea about 528 times.
GuineaPalauGuinea moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
528×
Guinea is 528× the area of Palau.
| Guinea | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 17,663 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Koror |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Guinea is 528 times larger than Palau. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Guinea?
- About 528 times: Guinea has 528× the area of Palau.
- Why do Guinea and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 17,663. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Palau 38 per km².