Ecuador vs Samoa
Ecuador is 90.5 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Ecuador about 91 times.
EcuadorSamoaEcuador moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 90.5× the area of Samoa.
| Ecuador | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 219,306 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Apia |
| Region | South America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Ecuador is 90.5 times larger than Samoa. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Ecuador?
- About 91 times: Ecuador has 90.5× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Ecuador and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Samoa?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 219,306. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Samoa 77 per km².