Guam vs Syria
Syria is 340 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Syria about 340 times.
GuamSyriaGuam moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 340× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Damascus |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Guam is 340 times smaller than Syria. Guam covers 544 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Syria?
- About 340 times: Syria has 340× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Syria 138 per km².