Oman vs Samoa
Oman is 109 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Oman about 109 times.
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Oman is 109× the area of Samoa.
| Oman | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 219,306 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Apia |
| Region | Western 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Oman is 109 times larger than Samoa. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Oman?
- About 109 times: Oman has 109× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Oman and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Samoa?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 219,306. Density: Oman 18 per km², Samoa 77 per km².