Montserrat vs Samoa
Samoa is 27.9 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Samoa about 28 times.
MontserratSamoaMontserrat moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.04× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 27.9× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 219,306 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Samoa?
- No. Montserrat is 27.9 times smaller than Samoa. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Samoa?
- About 28 times: Samoa has 27.9× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Samoa 77 per km².