São Paulo is 1.02× the size of Guinea
São Paulo (state of Brazil) covers about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²) and Guinea (Africa) about 244,000 km² (94,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 249,000km²São Paulo
- 244,000km²Guinea
200 km
- São Paulo
- Guinea
What fits
- Guinea is 98% of the size of São Paulo.
- São Paulo is larger by 4,340 km² (1,670 mi²), which is 1.8% of the area of Guinea.
- Measured in Belgiums: São Paulo is about 8.11, Guinea about 7.97.
How they differ
- São Paulo also has the larger population: 44.4 million against 17.5 million, 2.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 179 in São Paulo against 72 in Guinea: São Paulo is 2.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,490 km apart.
- Together São Paulo and Guinea cover 493,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,340 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Guinea's density, São Paulo would have 17.8 million people (it has 44.4 million). At São Paulo's density, Guinea would have 43.6 million (it has 17.5 million).
- Guinea's centre is 32.7° of latitude, about 3,640 km, farther north than São Paulo's.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Guinea ranks 79th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guinea lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,640 km) north of São Paulo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in São Paulo would have about 5,600 m² and each person in Guinea about 13,940 m².
- Laid side by side, São Paulo and Guinea would cover 493,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 61.9 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, São Paulo would rank 78th by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| São Paulo | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² | 244,000 km²94,300 mi² |
| Official area | 248,000 km²Wikidata | 246,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 27in Brazil | 78th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 17.5 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 27in Brazil | 69th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 179 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | São Paulo | Conakry |
| Latitude range | 25°S to 20°S | 7°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 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