Samoa vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 321 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Venezuela about 321 times.
SamoaVenezuelaSamoa moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.0× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 321× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Caracas |
| Region | Polynesia | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- No. Samoa is 321 times smaller than Venezuela. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Venezuela?
- About 321 times: Venezuela has 321× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².