Côte d'Ivoire vs Guam
Côte d'Ivoire is 593 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 593 times.
Côte d'IvoireGuamCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 593× the area of Guam.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 168,999 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Agana |
| Region | Western Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Guam?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 593 times larger than Guam. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 593 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 593× the area of Guam.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Guam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Guam?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 168,999. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Guam 311 per km².