Egypt vs Samoa
Egypt is 356 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Egypt about 356 times.
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Egypt is 356× the area of Samoa.
| Egypt | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 219,306 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Apia |
| Region | Northern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Egypt is 356 times larger than Samoa. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Egypt?
- About 356 times: Egypt has 356× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Egypt and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Samoa?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 219,306. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Samoa 77 per km².