Samoa vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 792 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Saudi Arabia about 792 times.
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Samoa is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 792× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Riyadh |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Samoa bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Samoa is 792 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 792 times: Saudi Arabia has 792× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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, Samoa or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².