Guinea vs Uruguay
Guinea is 40% larger than Uruguay.
GuineaUruguayGuinea moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
1.4×
Guinea is 1.4× the area of Uruguay.
| Guinea | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Guinea is 40% larger than Uruguay. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Guinea?
- About 1.4 times: Guinea has 1.4× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Guinea and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 3,384,688. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².