Samoa vs Senegal
Senegal is 69.2 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Senegal about 69 times.
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Samoa is 0.01× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 69.2× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Dakar |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Samoa is 69.2 times smaller than Senegal. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Senegal?
- About 69 times: Senegal has 69.2× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Senegal 96 per km².