Samoa vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 17.3 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Slovakia about 17 times.
SamoaSlovakiaSamoa moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.06× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 17.3× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Bratislava |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Samoa. 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 Slovakia?
- No. Samoa is 17.3 times smaller than Slovakia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Slovakia?
- About 17 times: Slovakia has 17.3× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Samoa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Samoa or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².