Nicaragua vs Samoa
Nicaragua is 42.3 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Nicaragua about 42 times.
NicaraguaSamoaNicaragua moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
42.3×
Nicaragua is 42.3× the area of Samoa.
| Nicaragua | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 219,306 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Apia |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Nicaragua bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Nicaragua is 42.3 times larger than Samoa. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Nicaragua?
- About 42 times: Nicaragua has 42.3× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Nicaragua and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× 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, Nicaragua or Samoa?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 219,306. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Samoa 77 per km².