Samoa vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 137 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Zimbabwe about 137 times.
SamoaZimbabweSamoa moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Samoa is 0.01× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 137× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Harare |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Samoa is 137 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 137 times: Zimbabwe has 137× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².