Eswatini vs Samoa
Eswatini is 6.11 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Eswatini about 6.1 times.
EswatiniSamoaEswatini moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 6.11× the area of Samoa.
| Eswatini | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 219,306 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Apia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Eswatini is 6.11 times larger than Samoa. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Eswatini?
- About 6.1 times: Eswatini has 6.11× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Eswatini and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Samoa?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 219,306. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Samoa 77 per km².