Kiribati vs Samoa
Samoa is 3.5 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Samoa about 3.5 times.
KiribatiSamoaKiribati moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.29× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 3.5× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 219,306 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | 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. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Samoa?
- No. Kiribati is 3.5 times smaller than Samoa. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Samoa?
- About 3.5 times: Samoa has 3.5× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Samoa 77 per km².