Guinea vs Yemen
Yemen is 85% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Yemen about 1.9 times.
GuineaYemenGuinea moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Guinea is 0.54× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.85× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Guinea is 46% smaller than Yemen. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Yemen?
- About 1.9 times: Yemen has 1.85× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Yemen 92 per km².