Guam vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 48.4 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Rwanda about 48 times.
GuamRwandaGuam moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.02× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 48.4× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Kigali |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S 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 Rwanda?
- No. Guam is 48.4 times smaller than Rwanda. Guam covers 544 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Rwanda?
- About 48 times: Rwanda has 48.4× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Rwanda 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 Rwanda 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².