Samoa vs Somalia
Somalia is 224 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Somalia about 224 times.
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Samoa is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 224× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Mogadishu |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Samoa is 224 times smaller than Somalia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Somalia?
- About 224 times: Somalia has 224× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Somalia 31 per km².