Rhode Island is 1.02× the size of Samoa
Rhode Island (state of the United States) covers about 2,830 km² (1,090 mi²) and Samoa (Oceania) about 2,780 km² (1,070 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,830km²Rhode Island
- 2,780km²Samoa
50 km
- Rhode Island
- Samoa
What fits
- Samoa is 98% of the size of Rhode Island.
- Rhode Island is larger by 52.0 km² (20.1 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Samoa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rhode Island is about 0.09, Samoa about 0.09.
How they differ
- Rhode Island also has the larger population: 1.1 million against 200,000, 5.49× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 387 in Rhode Island against 72 in Samoa: Rhode Island is 5.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Rhode Island at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Samoa at 14°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Rhode Island as 1.72× the size of Samoa instead of 1.02×.
- Together Rhode Island and Samoa cover 5,610 km², close to the size of Brunei (5,720 km², 1.9% bigger).
- At Samoa's density, Rhode Island would have 204,000 people (it has 1.1 million). At Rhode Island's density, Samoa would have 1.1 million (it has 200,000).
- Rhode Island's centre is 55.4° of latitude, about 6,160 km, farther north than Samoa's.
- Rhode Island is the 50th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Samoa ranks 180th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rhode Island lies about 55° of latitude (roughly 6,160 km) north of Samoa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rhode Island would have about 2,580 m² and each person in Samoa about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Rhode Island and Samoa would cover 5,610 km², about the same size as Brunei.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Mauritius.
- Counted as a country, Rhode Island would rank 179th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Rhode Island | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 2,830 km²1,090 mi² | 2,780 km²1,070 mi² |
| Official area | 3,140 km²Wikidata | 2,840 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 50th of 51in the United States | 179th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 200,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 43rd of 51in the United States | 183rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 387 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Providence | Apia |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 42°N | 14°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,830 km² is 9.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,140 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