Bermuda vs Samoa
Samoa is 53.6 times larger than Bermuda. Bermuda would fit into Samoa about 54 times.
BermudaSamoaBermuda moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Bermuda is 0.02× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 53.6× the size of Bermuda.
| Bermuda | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 64,555 | 219,306 |
| Density | 1,218 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Hamilton | Apia |
| Region | Northern America | 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. Bermuda sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.4× 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 Bermuda bigger than Samoa?
- No. Bermuda is 53.6 times smaller than Samoa. Bermuda covers 53 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Bermuda fit into Samoa?
- About 54 times: Samoa has 53.6× the area of Bermuda.
- Why do Bermuda and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bermuda is drawn about 1.4× 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, Bermuda or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 64,555. Density: Bermuda 1,218 per km², Samoa 77 per km².