Papua New Guinea vs Samoa
Papua New Guinea is 163 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Papua New Guinea about 163 times.
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Papua New Guinea is 163× the area of Samoa.
| Papua New Guinea | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 219,306 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Apia |
| Region | Melanesia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 163 times larger than Samoa. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 163 times: Papua New Guinea has 163× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 219,306. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Samoa 77 per km².