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Central African Republic vs Guatemala

Central African Republic is 5.72 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Central African Republic about 5.7 times.

Central African RepublicGuatemalaCentral African Republic moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 5.72× the area of Guatemala.
Central African RepublicGuatemala
Area622,984 km²108,889 km²
Population5,513,28218,687,881
Density8.8 / km²172 / km²
CapitalBanguiGuatemala City
RegionMiddle AfricaCentral America
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours64

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Central African Republic bigger than Guatemala?
Yes. Central African Republic is 5.72 times larger than Guatemala. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
How many times does Guatemala fit into Central African Republic?
About 5.7 times: Central African Republic has 5.72× the area of Guatemala.
Why do Central African Republic and Guatemala look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Guatemala about 1.08×. 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, Central African Republic or Guatemala?
Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².
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