Guam vs US Virgin Islands
Guam is 57% larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Guam about 1.6 times.
GuamUS Virgin IslandsGuam moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Guam is 1.57× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Guam | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 103,792 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Guam is 57% larger than US Virgin Islands. Guam covers 544 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Guam?
- About 1.6 times: Guam has 1.57× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Guam and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Guam: 168,999 people against 103,792. Density: Guam 311 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².