Bahamas vs Samoa
Bahamas is 4.88 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Bahamas about 4.9 times.
BahamasSamoaBahamas moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
4.88×
Bahamas is 4.88× the area of Samoa.
| Bahamas | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 219,306 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | 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. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bahamas bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Bahamas is 4.88 times larger than Samoa. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Bahamas?
- About 4.9 times: Bahamas has 4.88× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Bahamas and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 219,306. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Samoa 77 per km².