Samoa vs Slovenia
Slovenia is 7.13 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Slovenia about 7.1 times.
SamoaSloveniaSamoa moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Samoa is 0.14× the area of Slovenia. Put the other way, Slovenia is 7.13× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Ljubljana |
| Region | Polynesia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. That difference is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- No. Samoa is 7.13 times smaller than Slovenia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Slovenia?
- About 7.1 times: Slovenia has 7.13× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. That is why Slovenia 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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia: 2,130,986 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².