Rwanda vs Samoa
Rwanda is 9.27 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Rwanda about 9.3 times.
RwandaSamoaRwanda moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
9.27×
Rwanda is 9.27× the area of Samoa.
| Rwanda | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 219,306 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Apia |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Samoa?
- Yes. Rwanda is 9.27 times larger than Samoa. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Rwanda?
- About 9.3 times: Rwanda has 9.27× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Rwanda and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Samoa?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 219,306. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Samoa 77 per km².