Barbados vs Samoa
Samoa is 6.47 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Samoa about 6.5 times.
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Barbados is 0.15× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 6.47× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 219,306 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Samoa?
- No. Barbados is 6.47 times smaller than Samoa. Barbados covers 439 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Samoa?
- About 6.5 times: Samoa has 6.47× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 219,306. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Samoa 77 per km².