Guinea vs South Africa
South Africa is 4.97 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into South Africa about 5.0 times.
GuineaSouth AfricaGuinea moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 0.2× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 4.97× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Guinea is 4.97 times smaller than South Africa. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into South Africa?
- About 5.0 times: South Africa has 4.97× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², South Africa 53 per km².