Guam vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 1,741 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Tanzania about 1741 times.
GuamTanzaniaGuam moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1,741× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Dodoma |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Guam is 1,741 times smaller than Tanzania. Guam covers 544 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Tanzania?
- About 1741 times: Tanzania has 1,741× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².