Guam vs Maldives
Guam is 83% larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Guam about 1.8 times.
GuamMaldivesGuam moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1.83×
Guam is 1.83× the area of Maldives.
| Guam | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 529,676 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Male |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Guam is 83% larger than Maldives. Guam covers 544 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Guam?
- About 1.8 times: Guam has 1.83× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Guam and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².