Guam vs Montserrat
Guam is 5.33 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Guam about 5.3 times.
GuamMontserratGuam moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
5.33×
Guam is 5.33× the area of Montserrat.
| Guam | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 5,440 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Brades |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Guam is 5.33 times larger than Montserrat. Guam covers 544 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Guam?
- About 5.3 times: Guam has 5.33× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Guam and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Guam: 168,999 people against 5,440. Density: Guam 311 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².