Curaçao vs Guam
Guam is 23% larger than Curaçao.
CuraçaoGuamCuraçao moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.82× the area of Guam. Put the other way, Guam is 1.23× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 168,999 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Agana |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Guam?
- No. Curaçao is 18% smaller than Guam. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Guam?
- About 1.2 times: Guam has 1.23× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Guam look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Guam?
- Guam: 168,999 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Guam 311 per km².