North Korea vs Samoa
North Korea is 42.4 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into North Korea about 42 times.
North KoreaSamoaNorth Korea moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
42.4×
North Korea is 42.4× the area of Samoa.
| North Korea | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 219,306 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Samoa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is North Korea bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. North Korea is 42.4 times larger than Samoa. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into North Korea?
- About 42 times: North Korea has 42.4× the area of Samoa.
- Why do North Korea and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Samoa about 1.06×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Samoa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Samoa?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 219,306. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Samoa 77 per km².