Guinea vs Zambia
Zambia is 3.06 times larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Zambia about 3.1 times.
GuineaZambiaGuinea moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Guinea is 0.33× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 3.06× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Guinea is 3.06 times smaller than Zambia. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Zambia?
- About 3.1 times: Zambia has 3.06× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Zambia 29 per km².