Guam vs Palestine
Palestine is 15.1 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Palestine about 15 times.
GuamPalestineGuam moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
0.07×
Guam is 0.07× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 15.1× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Micronesia | Western 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Guam is 15.1 times smaller than Palestine. Guam covers 544 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Palestine?
- About 15 times: Palestine has 15.1× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Palestine 659 per km².