Samoa vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 57.6 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Tunisia about 58 times.
SamoaTunisiaSamoa moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.02× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 57.6× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Tunis |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Samoa is 57.6 times smaller than Tunisia. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Tunisia?
- About 58 times: Tunisia has 57.6× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².