Guinea vs Puerto Rico
Guinea is 27 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Guinea about 27 times.
GuineaPuerto RicoGuinea moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
27×
Guinea is 27× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Guinea | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | San Juan |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Guinea is 27 times larger than Puerto Rico. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Guinea?
- About 27 times: Guinea has 27× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Guinea and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 3,184,835. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².