Guinea vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 35% larger than Guinea.
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0.74×
Guinea is 0.74× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 1.35× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Guinea is 26% smaller than Vietnam. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Vietnam?
- About 1.3 times: Vietnam has 1.35× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².