Guinea vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 65% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Paraguay about 1.7 times.
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Guinea is 0.6× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.65× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Asuncion |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Guinea is 40% smaller than Paraguay. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.7 times: Paraguay has 1.65× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 7,013,078. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².