Equatorial Guinea vs Samoa
Equatorial Guinea is 9.87 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 9.9 times.
Equatorial GuineaSamoaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 9.87× the area of Samoa.
| Equatorial Guinea | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 219,306 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Apia |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 9.87 times larger than Samoa. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 9.9 times: Equatorial Guinea has 9.87× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Samoa?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 219,306. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Samoa 77 per km².