Madagascar vs Samoa
Madagascar is 207 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Madagascar about 207 times.
MadagascarSamoaMadagascar moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 207× the area of Samoa.
| Madagascar | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 219,306 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Madagascar is 207 times larger than Samoa. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Madagascar?
- About 207 times: Madagascar has 207× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Madagascar and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Samoa?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 219,306. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Samoa 77 per km².