Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 80% larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 1.8 times.
SamoaTrinidad and TobagoSamoa moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Samoa is 0.55× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 1.8× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Samoa is 45% smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 1.8 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 1.8× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².