Guinea vs Vanuatu
Guinea is 20.2 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Guinea about 20 times.
GuineaVanuatuGuinea moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
20.2×
Guinea is 20.2× the area of Vanuatu.
| Guinea | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 335,169 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Guinea is 20.2 times larger than Vanuatu. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Guinea?
- About 20 times: Guinea has 20.2× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Guinea and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 335,169. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².