Eritrea vs Samoa
Eritrea is 41.4 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Eritrea about 41 times.
EritreaSamoaEritrea moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
41.4×
Eritrea is 41.4× the area of Samoa.
| Eritrea | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 219,306 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Eritrea is 41.4 times larger than Samoa. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Eritrea?
- About 41 times: Eritrea has 41.4× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Eritrea and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Samoa?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 219,306. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Samoa 77 per km².