Guatemala vs Namibia
Namibia is 7.58 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Namibia about 7.6 times.
GuatemalaNamibiaGuatemala moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.13× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 7.58× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Windhoek |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Guatemala bigger than Namibia?
- No. Guatemala is 7.58 times smaller than Namibia. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Namibia?
- About 7.6 times: Namibia has 7.58× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Guatemala or Namibia?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 3,092,816. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².