Tottori is 1.33× the size of Samoa
Tottori (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,700 km² (1,430 mi²) and Samoa (Oceania) about 2,780 km² (1,070 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,700km²Tottori
- 2,780km²Samoa
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- Tottori
- Samoa
What fits
- Samoa is 75% of the size of Tottori.
- Tottori is larger by 924 km² (357 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Samoa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tottori is about 0.12, Samoa about 0.09.
How they differ
- Tottori also has the larger population: 550,000 against 200,000, 2.75× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 148 in Tottori against 72 in Samoa: Tottori is 2.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,880 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tottori at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Samoa at 14°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Tottori as 1.89× the size of Samoa instead of 1.33×.
- Together Tottori and Samoa cover 6,480 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 6.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 924 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Samoa's density, Tottori would have 266,000 people (it has 550,000). At Tottori's density, Samoa would have 413,000 (it has 200,000).
- Tottori's centre is 49.1° of latitude, about 5,460 km, farther north than Samoa's.
- Tottori is the 41st largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Samoa ranks 180th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tottori lies about 49° of latitude (roughly 5,460 km) north of Samoa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tottori would have about 6,740 m² and each person in Samoa about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Tottori and Samoa would cover 6,480 km², 1.13× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 750,000 people, 95% as many people as Bhutan.
- Counted as a country, Tottori would rank 177th by area and 173rd by population.
Side by side
| Tottori | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 3,700 km²1,430 mi² | 2,780 km²1,070 mi² |
| Official area | 3,510 km²Wikidata | 2,840 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 47in Japan | 179th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 550,000Wikidata, 2021 | 200,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 47th of 47in Japan | 183rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 148 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Tottori | Apia |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 14°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,700 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,510 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