Samoa vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 333 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Tanzania about 333 times.
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Samoa is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 333× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Dodoma |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Samoa is 333 times smaller than Tanzania. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Tanzania?
- About 333 times: Tanzania has 333× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².