Chad vs Samoa
Chad is 452 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Chad about 452 times.
ChadSamoaChad moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 452× the area of Samoa.
| Chad | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 219,306 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Apia |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Chad is 452 times larger than Samoa. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Chad?
- About 452 times: Chad has 452× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Chad and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Samoa?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 219,306. Density: Chad 16 per km², Samoa 77 per km².