American Samoa vs Maldives
Maldives is 50% larger than American Samoa.
American SamoaMaldivesAmerican Samoa moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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American Samoa is 0.67× the area of Maldives. Put the other way, Maldives is 1.5× the size of American Samoa.
| American Samoa | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 46,029 | 529,676 |
| Density | 231 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Pago Pago | Male |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- No. American Samoa is 33% smaller than Maldives. American Samoa covers 199 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does American Samoa fit into Maldives?
- About 1.5 times: Maldives has 1.5× the area of American Samoa.
- Why do American Samoa and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 46,029. Density: American Samoa 231 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².