Pitcairn Islands vs Samoa
Samoa is 60.5 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Samoa about 60 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSamoaPitcairn Islands moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.02× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 60.5× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 50 | 219,306 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Apia |
| Region | Polynesia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Samoa?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 60.5 times smaller than Samoa. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 60 times: Samoa has 60.5× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Samoa 77 per km².