Goa is 1.23× the size of Samoa
Goa (state of India) covers about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²) and Samoa (Oceania) about 2,780 km² (1,070 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,420km²Goa
- 2,780km²Samoa
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- Goa
- Samoa
What fits
- Samoa is 81% of the size of Goa.
- Goa is larger by 640 km² (247 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Samoa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Goa is about 0.11, Samoa about 0.09.
How they differ
- Goa also has the larger population: 1.5 million against 200,000, 7.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 426 in Goa against 72 in Samoa: Goa is 5.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- Together Goa and Samoa cover 6,200 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 640 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Samoa's density, Goa would have 246,000 people (it has 1.5 million). At Goa's density, Samoa would have 1.2 million (it has 200,000).
- Goa's centre is 29.1° of latitude, about 3,240 km, farther north than Samoa's.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Samoa ranks 180th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Goa lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,240 km) north of Samoa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Goa would have about 2,350 m² and each person in Samoa about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Goa and Samoa would cover 6,200 km², 1.08× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 1.7 million people, 90% as many people as North Macedonia.
- Counted as a country, Goa would rank 177th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Goa | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² | 2,780 km²1,070 mi² |
| Official area | 3,700 km²Wikidata | 2,840 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 36in India | 179th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 | 200,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 36in India | 183rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 426 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Panaji | Apia |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 16°N | 14°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 2,780 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,840 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12