Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 59% larger than Guinea. Guinea would fit into Zimbabwe about 1.6 times.
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0.63×
Guinea is 0.63× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.59× the size of Guinea.
| Guinea | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Guinea is 37% smaller than Zimbabwe. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Guinea fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.6 times: Zimbabwe has 1.59× the area of Guinea.
- Why do Guinea and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 15,099,727. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².