Samoa vs South Georgia
South Georgia is 43% larger than Samoa.
SamoaSouth GeorgiaSamoa moved onto South Georgia · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
0.7×
Samoa is 0.7× the area of South Georgia. Put the other way, South Georgia is 1.43× the size of Samoa.
 Samoa |  South Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSouth Georgia: 1.43× the area | 2,842 km²#167 of 194 | 4,066 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSamoa: 6,266× the population | 219,306#176 of 194 · 2025 | 352019 |
| DensitySamoa: 8,964× the density | 77 / km²#108 of 194 | 0.01 / km² |
| Urban population | 18%#190 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 3.80 per woman#31 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.59%#121 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 25.0 per 1,000#51 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 6.2 per 1,000#129 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 38.1%#32 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 6.1%#112 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −12.8 per 1,000#188 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.08 per 1,000#122 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 71.8 years#117 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 12.3 per 1,000 births#97 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 0.56 per 1,000#122 of 178 · 2021 | — |
| University enrolment | 16.0%#119 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.708#121 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $5,640#108 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $1.29B2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $9,319#129 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +4.2%#65 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +2.2%#113 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 5.0%#93 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 26.9% of jobs#70 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 15.9% of jobs#130 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 57.2% of jobs#93 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 0.2% of GDP#156 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 27.6% of GDP#107 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 62 per 100#171 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 58% of land#33 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 1.60 t a year#113 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 35.9%#67 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 4.6 µg/m³#187 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 7.9% of land#152 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 4.1% of land#138 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Precipitation | 2,880 mm#7 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.34#8 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.66#48 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 6.3 per 100,000#43 of 146 · 2018 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Dependent territory |
| Capital | Apia | King Edward Point |
| Currency | Samoan tālā (WST) | Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Official languages | English, Samoan | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+13 | UTC−2 |
| Calling code | +685 | — |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; South Georgia at 54° S is stretched to 2.96×. That difference is why South Georgia 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 South Georgia?
- No. Samoa is 30% smaller than South Georgia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and South Georgia covers 4,066 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into South Georgia?
- About 1.4 times: South Georgia has 1.43× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and South Georgia 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 South Georgia about 2.96×. That is why South Georgia 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 South Georgia?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 35. Density: Samoa 77 per km², South Georgia 0.01 per km².
- What kind of government do Samoa and South Georgia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Samoa: parliamentary republic; South Georgia: dependent territory.