Guinea vs United Arab Emirates

Guinea is 2.94 times larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Guinea about 2.9 times.

GuineaUnited Arab EmiratesGuinea moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 2.94× the area of United Arab Emirates.
GuineaUnited Arab Emirates
Area245,857 km²83,600 km²
Population15,099,72711,513,149
Density61 / km²138 / km²
CapitalConakryAbu Dhabi
RegionWestern AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours62

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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
Yes. Guinea is 2.94 times larger than United Arab Emirates. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Guinea?
About 2.9 times: Guinea has 2.94× the area of United Arab Emirates.
Why do Guinea and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 11,513,149. Density: Guinea 61 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².