Guam vs Samoa
Samoa is 5.22 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Samoa about 5.2 times.
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0.19×
Guam is 0.19× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 5.22× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 219,306 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Apia |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Samoa?
- No. Guam is 5.22 times smaller than Samoa. Guam covers 544 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Samoa?
- About 5.2 times: Samoa has 5.22× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Samoa 77 per km².