Grenada vs Samoa
Samoa is 8.14 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into Samoa about 8.1 times.
GrenadaSamoaGrenada moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.12× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 8.14× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 219,306 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than Samoa?
- No. Grenada is 8.14 times smaller than Samoa. Grenada covers 349 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Samoa?
- About 8.1 times: Samoa has 8.14× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Samoa 77 per km².