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North Carolina vs Guam Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Guam has 210 square miles (544 km²). North Carolina's land area is 231.5 times larger than Guam's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Carolina's total area is 256.2 times larger than Guam's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Guam is 27 miles (43 km). North Carolina's north-south length is 9.6 times (856%) longer than Guam's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Guam spans 22 miles (35 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 22.1 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Guam's is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m). Mount Mitchell is 5,342 feet higher than Mount Lamlam.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Guam's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Guam Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Guam has 153,836 (2020). North Carolina's population is 71.8 times larger than Guam's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Guam: 732.6. Guam's population density is 3.2 times (222%) higher than North Carolina's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Guam: A US territory since 1898. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 109 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.