Mozambique vs Samoa
Mozambique is 282 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Mozambique about 282 times.
MozambiqueSamoaMozambique moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
282×
Mozambique is 282× the area of Samoa.
| Mozambique | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 219,306 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Mozambique is 282 times larger than Samoa. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Mozambique?
- About 282 times: Mozambique has 282× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Mozambique and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Samoa?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 219,306. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Samoa 77 per km².