American Samoa vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 87.3 times larger than American Samoa. American Samoa would fit into Eswatini about 87 times.
American SamoaEswatiniAmerican Samoa moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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American Samoa is 0.01× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 87.3× the size of American Samoa.
| American Samoa | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 46,029 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 231 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Pago Pago | Mbabane |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. American Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 American Samoa bigger than Eswatini?
- No. American Samoa is 87.3 times smaller than Eswatini. American Samoa covers 199 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does American Samoa fit into Eswatini?
- About 87 times: Eswatini has 87.3× the area of American Samoa.
- Why do American Samoa and Eswatini look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. American Samoa is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Eswatini about 1.25×. 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, American Samoa or Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 46,029. Density: American Samoa 231 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².