Malawi vs Samoa
Malawi is 41.7 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Malawi about 42 times.
MalawiSamoaMalawi moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
41.7×
Malawi is 41.7× the area of Samoa.
| Malawi | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 219,306 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Malawi is 41.7 times larger than Samoa. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Malawi?
- About 42 times: Malawi has 41.7× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Malawi and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 219,306. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Samoa 77 per km².