Chile vs Samoa
Chile is 266 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Chile about 266 times.
ChileSamoaChile moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 266× the area of Samoa.
| Chile | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 219,306 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Apia |
| Region | South America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Chile is 266 times larger than Samoa. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Chile?
- About 266 times: Chile has 266× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Chile and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Samoa?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 219,306. Density: Chile 26 per km², Samoa 77 per km².