Guinea vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 2.62 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into South Sudan about 2.6 times.
GuineaSouth SudanGuinea moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.38×
Guinea is 0.38× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 2.62× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Juba |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Guinea is 2.62 times smaller than South Sudan. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into South Sudan?
- About 2.6 times: South Sudan has 2.62× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 12,188,788. Density: Guinea 61 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².