Åland Islands vs Samoa
Samoa is 80% larger than Åland Islands. Åland Islands would fit into Samoa about 1.8 times.
Åland IslandsSamoaÅland Islands moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Åland Islands is 0.56× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 1.8× the size of Åland Islands.
 Åland Islands |  Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSamoa: 1.8× the area | 1,583 km² | 2,842 km²#167 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSamoa: 7.11× the population | 30,8362025 | 219,306#176 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensitySamoa: 3.96× the density | 19 / km² | 77 / km²#108 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 18%#190 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 3.80 per woman#31 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +0.59%#121 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 25.0 per 1,000#51 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 6.2 per 1,000#129 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 38.1%#32 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 6.1%#112 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −12.8 per 1,000#188 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.08 per 1,000#122 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 71.8 years#117 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 12.3 per 1,000 births#97 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 0.56 per 1,000#122 of 178 · 2021 |
| University enrolment | — | 16.0%#119 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.708#121 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $5,640#108 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $1.29B2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $9,319#129 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +4.2%#65 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +2.2%#113 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 5.0%#93 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 26.9% of jobs#70 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 15.9% of jobs#130 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 57.2% of jobs#93 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 0.2% of GDP#156 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 27.6% of GDP#107 of 168 · 2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 62 per 100#171 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 58% of land#33 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 1.60 t a year#113 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 35.9%#67 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 4.6 µg/m³#187 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 7.9% of land#152 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 4.1% of land#138 of 190 · 2024 |
| Precipitation | — | 2,880 mm#7 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.34#8 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.66#48 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 6.3 per 100,000#43 of 146 · 2018 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of Finland | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territory | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Mariehamn | Apia |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | Samoan tālā (WST) |
| Official languages | Swedish | English, Samoan |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 | UTC+13 |
| Calling code | +358 18 | +685 |
| Region | Northern Europe, Europe | Polynesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Åland Islands sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.05× its true area; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Åland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Samoa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Åland Islands bigger than Samoa?
- No. Åland Islands is 44% smaller than Samoa. Åland Islands covers 1,583 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Åland Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 1.8 times: Samoa has 1.8× the area of Åland Islands.
- Why do Åland Islands and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Åland Islands is drawn about 4.05× its true area there and Samoa about 1.06×. That is why Åland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Samoa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Åland Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 30,836. Density: Åland Islands 19 per km², Samoa 77 per km².
- What kind of government do Åland Islands and Samoa have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Åland Islands: dependent territory; Samoa: parliamentary republic.