Guyana vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 10.5 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Saudi Arabia about 10 times.
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Guyana is 0.1× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 10.5× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Riyadh |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Guyana bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Guyana is 10.5 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 10 times: Saudi Arabia has 10.5× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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, Guyana or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².