Guam vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 1,080 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Madagascar about 1080 times.
GuamMadagascarGuam moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 1,080× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Antananarivo |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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. Guam sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Guam is 1,080 times smaller than Madagascar. Guam covers 544 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Madagascar?
- About 1080 times: Madagascar has 1,080× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².