Guam vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 200 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Guatemala about 200 times.
GuamGuatemalaGuam moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 200× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Guatemala City |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Guam bigger than Guatemala?
- No. Guam is 200 times smaller than Guatemala. Guam covers 544 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Guatemala?
- About 200 times: Guatemala has 200× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Guatemala look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam is drawn about 1.06× 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, Guam or Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².