Samoa vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 12.7 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Taiwan about 13 times.
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Samoa is 0.08× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 12.7× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Taipei |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Samoa is 12.7 times smaller than Taiwan. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Taiwan?
- About 13 times: Taiwan has 12.7× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².