Saint Barthélemy vs Samoa
Samoa is 118 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Samoa about 118 times.
Saint BarthélemySamoaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.01× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 118× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 219,306 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Samoa?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 118 times smaller than Samoa. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Samoa?
- About 118 times: Samoa has 118× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Samoa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Samoa 77 per km².