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Colorado vs Guam Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Guam has 210 square miles (544 km²). Colorado's land area is 493.4 times larger than Guam's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 495.6 times larger than Guam's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Guam is 27 miles (43 km). Colorado's north-south length is 17.3 times longer than Guam's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Guam spans 22 miles (35 km). Colorado's east-west width is 17.6 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Guam's is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m). Mount Elbert is 13,090 feet higher than Mount Lamlam.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Guam's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Guam's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Guam Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Guam has 153,836 (2020). Colorado's population is 38.7 times larger than Guam's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Guam: 732.6. Guam's population density is 12.7 times higher than Colorado's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Guam: A US territory since 1898. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 22 years.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.