Gambia vs Samoa
Gambia is 3.98 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Gambia about 4.0 times.
GambiaSamoaGambia moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
3.98×
Gambia is 3.98× the area of Samoa.
| Gambia | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 219,306 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Apia |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Gambia is 3.98 times larger than Samoa. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Gambia?
- About 4.0 times: Gambia has 3.98× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Gambia and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Samoa?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 219,306. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Samoa 77 per km².