Guyana vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 3.0 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into South Sudan about 3.0 times.
GuyanaSouth SudanGuyana moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.33× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 3.0× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Juba |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Guyana is 3.0 times smaller than South Sudan. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into South Sudan?
- About 3.0 times: South Sudan has 3.0× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².