Guinea vs Tunisia
Guinea is 50% larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Guinea about 1.5 times.
GuineaTunisiaGuinea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.5×
Guinea is 1.5× the area of Tunisia.
| Guinea | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Guinea is 50% larger than Tunisia. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Guinea?
- About 1.5 times: Guinea has 1.5× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Guinea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 12,348,573. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².