Samoa vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 227 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into South Sudan about 227 times.
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Samoa is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 227× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Juba |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Samoa is 227 times smaller than South Sudan. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into South Sudan?
- About 227 times: South Sudan has 227× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².