Comoros vs Guam
Comoros is 3.74 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Comoros about 3.7 times.
ComorosGuamComoros moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
3.74×
Comoros is 3.74× the area of Guam.
| Comoros | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 168,999 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Agana |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Guam at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Comoros bigger than Guam?
- Yes. Comoros is 3.74 times larger than Guam. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Comoros?
- About 3.7 times: Comoros has 3.74× the area of Guam.
- Why do Comoros and Guam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Guam about 1.06×. 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, Comoros or Guam?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 168,999. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Guam 311 per km².