Guinea vs Samoa
Guinea is 86.5 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Guinea about 87 times.
GuineaSamoaGuinea moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
86.5×
Guinea is 86.5× the area of Samoa.
| Guinea | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 219,306 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Apia |
| Region | Western Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Guinea bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Guinea is 86.5 times larger than Samoa. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Guinea?
- About 87 times: Guinea has 86.5× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Guinea and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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, Guinea or Samoa?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 219,306. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Samoa 77 per km².