Guam vs Somalia
Somalia is 1,172 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Somalia about 1172 times.
GuamSomaliaGuam moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1,172× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Mogadishu |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Guam is 1,172 times smaller than Somalia. Guam covers 544 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Somalia?
- About 1172 times: Somalia has 1,172× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Somalia 31 per km².