Guam vs Yemen
Yemen is 837 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Yemen about 837 times.
GuamYemenGuam moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 837× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Sana'a |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Guam is 837 times smaller than Yemen. Guam covers 544 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Yemen?
- About 837 times: Yemen has 837× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Yemen 92 per km².