Guinea vs Rwanda
Guinea is 9.33 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Guinea about 9.3 times.
GuineaRwandaGuinea moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
9.33×
Guinea is 9.33× the area of Rwanda.
| Guinea | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Guinea is 9.33 times larger than Rwanda. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Guinea?
- About 9.3 times: Guinea has 9.33× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Guinea and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 14,569,341. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².