Kenya vs Samoa
Kenya is 205 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Kenya about 205 times.
KenyaSamoaKenya moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 205× the area of Samoa.
| Kenya | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 219,306 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N 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 Kenya bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Kenya is 205 times larger than Samoa. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Kenya?
- About 205 times: Kenya has 205× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Kenya and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Samoa?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 219,306. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Samoa 77 per km².