Guam vs Suriname
Suriname is 300 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Suriname about 300 times.
GuamSurinameGuam moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 300× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 639,850 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Paramaribo |
| Region | Micronesia | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- No. Guam is 300 times smaller than Suriname. Guam covers 544 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Suriname?
- About 300 times: Suriname has 300× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².