Mexico vs Samoa
Mexico is 694 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Mexico about 694 times.
MexicoSamoaMexico moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 694× the area of Samoa.
| Mexico | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 219,306 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Apia |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Mexico is 694 times larger than Samoa. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Mexico?
- About 694 times: Mexico has 694× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Mexico and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Samoa?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 219,306. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Samoa 77 per km².