Guam vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 324 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Uruguay about 324 times.
GuamUruguayGuam moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 324× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Montevideo |
| Region | Micronesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Guam is 324 times smaller than Uruguay. Guam covers 544 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Uruguay?
- About 324 times: Uruguay has 324× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².