Ethiopia vs Samoa
Ethiopia is 389 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Ethiopia about 389 times.
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Ethiopia is 389× the area of Samoa.
| Ethiopia | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 219,306 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 389 times larger than Samoa. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Ethiopia?
- About 389 times: Ethiopia has 389× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Ethiopia and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Samoa?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 219,306. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Samoa 77 per km².