Guam vs South Africa
South Africa is 2,245 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into South Africa about 2245 times.
GuamSouth AfricaGuam moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 2,245× the size of Guam.
| Guam | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Pretoria |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Guam is 2,245 times smaller than South Africa. Guam covers 544 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into South Africa?
- About 2245 times: South Africa has 2,245× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², South Africa 53 per km².