Guinea vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 83% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Uzbekistan about 1.8 times.
GuineaUzbekistanGuinea moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Guinea is 0.55× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.83× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Tashkent |
| Region | Western Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Guinea is 45% smaller than Uzbekistan. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.8 times: Uzbekistan has 1.83× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².