Samoa vs Thailand
Thailand is 181 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Thailand about 181 times.
SamoaThailandSamoa moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.01× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 181× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Bangkok |
| Region | Polynesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Samoa is 181 times smaller than Thailand. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Thailand?
- About 181 times: Thailand has 181× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Thailand 140 per km².