Guam vs Qatar
Qatar is 21 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Qatar about 21 times.
GuamQatarGuam moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.05× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 21× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Doha |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Guam is 21 times smaller than Qatar. Guam covers 544 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Qatar?
- About 21 times: Qatar has 21× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Qatar 260 per km².