Guinea vs Saint Barthélemy
Guinea is 10,244 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Guinea about 10244 times.
GuineaSaint BarthélemyGuinea moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 10,244× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Guinea | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 10,124 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Guinea is 10,244 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Guinea?
- About 10244 times: Guinea has 10,244× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Guinea and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 10,124. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².