Guam vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 66.5 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Taiwan about 67 times.
GuamTaiwanGuam moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.02× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 66.5× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Taipei |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Guam is 66.5 times smaller than Taiwan. Guam covers 544 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Taiwan?
- About 67 times: Taiwan has 66.5× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².