Namibia vs Samoa
Namibia is 291 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Namibia about 291 times.
NamibiaSamoaNamibia moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Namibia is 291× the area of Samoa.
| Namibia | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 219,306 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Apia |
| Region | Southern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Namibia is 291 times larger than Samoa. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Namibia?
- About 291 times: Namibia has 291× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Namibia and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Samoa?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 219,306. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Samoa 77 per km².