Comoros vs Samoa
Samoa is 40% larger than Comoros.
ComorosSamoaComoros moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.72× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 1.4× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 219,306 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Samoa?
- No. Comoros is 28% smaller than Samoa. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Samoa?
- About 1.4 times: Samoa has 1.4× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Samoa?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 219,306. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Samoa 77 per km².