Marshall Islands vs Samoa
Samoa is 15.7 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Samoa about 16 times.
Marshall IslandsSamoaMarshall Islands moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.06× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 15.7× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 219,306 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Samoa?
- No. Marshall Islands is 15.7 times smaller than Samoa. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 16 times: Samoa has 15.7× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Samoa 77 per km².