Indonesia vs Samoa
Indonesia is 670 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Indonesia about 670 times.
IndonesiaSamoaIndonesia moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 670× the area of Samoa.
| Indonesia | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 219,306 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Apia |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Indonesia is 670 times larger than Samoa. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Indonesia?
- About 670 times: Indonesia has 670× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Indonesia and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Samoa?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 219,306. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Samoa 77 per km².