Samoa vs Togo
Togo is 20.0 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Togo about 20 times.
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Samoa is 0.05× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 20.0× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Lome |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- No. Samoa is 20.0 times smaller than Togo. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Togo?
- About 20 times: Togo has 20.0× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Togo 151 per km².