Guam vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 1,184 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into South Sudan about 1184 times.
GuamSouth SudanGuam moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,184× the size of Guam.
| Guam | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Juba |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Guam is 1,184 times smaller than South Sudan. Guam covers 544 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into South Sudan?
- About 1184 times: South Sudan has 1,184× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².