Africa · True size
🇬🇳 Guinea
2.3×
Guinea is drawn 2.3× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
244,941 km²
On the old map
2.3×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#139
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.18%
On the old map
Guinea looks about the same size as Guatemala on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Guinea at the size the old map gives it, next to Guatemala's true size. Guinea's real area is 244,941 km² — Guatemala is 108,521 km².
By area
Guinea is big enough to fit United Kingdom inside it, by area — 239,619 km² combined.
Guinea would fit inside New Zealand, the Philippines and Italy, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Guinea 3.4 times. South Korea fits inside Guinea 2.5 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Guinea's middle sits at 10°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Guinea's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.