Aruba vs Samoa
Samoa is 15.9 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Samoa about 16 times.
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0.06×
Aruba is 0.06× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 15.9× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 219,306 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Samoa?
- No. Aruba is 15.9 times smaller than Samoa. Aruba covers 179 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Samoa?
- About 16 times: Samoa has 15.9× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Samoa 77 per km².