Afghanistan vs Samoa
Afghanistan is 229 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Afghanistan about 229 times.
AfghanistanSamoaAfghanistan moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 229× the area of Samoa.
| Afghanistan | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 219,306 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Apia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 229 times larger than Samoa. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Afghanistan?
- About 229 times: Afghanistan has 229× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Afghanistan and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Samoa about 1.06×. 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, Afghanistan or Samoa?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 219,306. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Samoa 77 per km².