Guam vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 22.4 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Vanuatu about 22 times.
GuamVanuatuGuam moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 22.4× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 335,169 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Port-Vila |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Guam is 22.4 times smaller than Vanuatu. Guam covers 544 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Vanuatu?
- About 22 times: Vanuatu has 22.4× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².