Guinea vs Qatar
Guinea is 21.5 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Guinea about 21 times.
GuineaQatarGuinea moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
21.5×
Guinea is 21.5× the area of Qatar.
| Guinea | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Guinea is 21.5 times larger than Qatar. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Guinea?
- About 21 times: Guinea has 21.5× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Guinea and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,972,215. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Qatar 260 per km².