Guinea vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 2.45 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Ukraine about 2.5 times.
GuineaUkraineGuinea moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Guinea is 0.41× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 2.45× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kiev |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Guinea is 2.45 times smaller than Ukraine. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Ukraine?
- About 2.5 times: Ukraine has 2.45× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guinea or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².