Comoros vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 53.5 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Guatemala about 54 times.
ComorosGuatemalaComoros moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.02× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 53.5× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Guatemala City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Comoros bigger than Guatemala?
- No. Comoros is 53.5 times smaller than Guatemala. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Guatemala?
- About 54 times: Guatemala has 53.5× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Guatemala 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 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, Comoros or Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².