Guinea vs Philippines
Philippines is 40% larger than Guinea.
GuineaPhilippinesGuinea moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Guinea is 0.72× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 1.4× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Manila |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Guinea is 28% smaller than Philippines. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Philippines?
- About 1.4 times: Philippines has 1.4× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Philippines 340 per km².