Antigua and Barbuda vs Samoa
Samoa is 6.46 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Samoa about 6.5 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSamoaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.15× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 6.46× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 219,306 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Samoa?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 6.46 times smaller than Samoa. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Samoa?
- About 6.5 times: Samoa has 6.46× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Samoa 77 per km².