Guam vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 608 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Malaysia about 608 times.
GuamMalaysiaGuam moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 608× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Micronesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Guam is 608 times smaller than Malaysia. Guam covers 544 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Malaysia?
- About 608 times: Malaysia has 608× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².