Guam vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 5,009 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Kazakhstan about 5009 times.
GuamKazakhstanGuam moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 5,009× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Astana |
| Region | Micronesia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to Guam. 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Guam is 5,009 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Guam covers 544 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 5009 times: Kazakhstan has 5,009× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guam. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guam or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².