Guatemala vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2.44 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Western Sahara about 2.4 times.
GuatemalaWestern SaharaGuatemala moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
0.41×
Guatemala is 0.41× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2.44× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 612,000 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | — |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Guatemala is 2.44 times smaller than Western Sahara. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2.4 times: Western Sahara has 2.44× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 612,000. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².