Chihuahua is 1.02× the size of Guinea
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Guinea (Africa) about 244,000 km² (94,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 244,000km²Guinea
200 km
- Chihuahua
- Guinea
What fits
- Guinea is 99% of the size of Chihuahua.
- Chihuahua is larger by 3,680 km² (1,420 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Guinea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Guinea about 7.97.
How they differ
- Chihuahua is larger, but Guinea has the larger population: 17.5 million against 3.6 million, 4.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Guinea against 14 in Chihuahua: Guinea is 5.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,980 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Guinea at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Chihuahua as 1.28× the size of Guinea instead of 1.02×.
- Together Chihuahua and Guinea cover 492,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,680 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Guinea's density, Chihuahua would have 17.8 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Guinea would have 3.5 million (it has 17.5 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 18.4° of latitude, about 2,040 km, farther north than Guinea's.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Guinea ranks 79th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chihuahua lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,040 km) north of Guinea.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Guinea about 13,940 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Guinea would cover 492,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 21.1 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
- Counted as a country, Chihuahua would rank 78th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 244,000 km²94,300 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 246,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 78th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 17.5 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 69th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Conakry |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 7°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 246,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12