Guinea vs Thailand
Thailand is 2.09 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Thailand about 2.1 times.
GuineaThailandGuinea moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.48×
Guinea is 0.48× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 2.09× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Guinea is 2.09 times smaller than Thailand. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Thailand?
- About 2.1 times: Thailand has 2.09× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Thailand 140 per km².