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Alaska vs Guam Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Guam has 210 square miles (544 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 2,719.7 times larger than Guam's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 3,169.5 times larger than Guam's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Guam is 27 miles (43 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 44.5 times longer than Guam's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Guam spans 22 miles (35 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 70.2 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Guam's is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m).
- Denali is 18,903 feet higher than Mount Lamlam.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Guam's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Guam Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Guam has 153,836 (2020).
- Alaska's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Guam's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Guam: 732.6.
- Guam's population density is 563.5 times higher than Alaska's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Guam: A US territory since 1898.
- In its current form, Guam is the older of the two by 61 years.
Official Websites
Alaska official website · Guam official website
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