Samoa vs Tajikistan
Tajikistan is 50.4 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Tajikistan about 50 times.
SamoaTajikistanSamoa moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.02× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 50.4× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Dushanbe |
| Region | Polynesia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- No. Samoa is 50.4 times smaller than Tajikistan. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Tajikistan?
- About 50 times: Tajikistan has 50.4× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. That is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan: 10,786,734 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².