Samoa vs Uganda
Uganda is 84.8 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Uganda about 85 times.
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Samoa is 0.01× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 84.8× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Kampala |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Samoa is 84.8 times smaller than Uganda. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Uganda?
- About 85 times: Uganda has 84.8× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Uganda 213 per km².