Total & land area: Mozambique vs Samoa size comparison

Mozambique is 282.1 times bigger by total area compared to Samoa: 309,496 sq mi vs 1,097 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mozambique is 303,623 sq mi vs 1,073 sq mi for Samoa — a 282.9 times difference in territory size.

Mozambique ranks 35/197 by total surface area vs 168/197 for Samoa.
Mozambique occupies 0.53% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Samoa.
52.8% of Mozambique's area is agricultural land vs 17.6% in Samoa.
Mozambique has 0.87% of the world's agricultural land area — Samoa has 0.001%.
45.8% of Mozambique is covered by forests, compared to 57.6% in Samoa.
0.89% of the world's forests are in Mozambique, and 0.004% are in Samoa.

True size map comparison: Mozambique vs Samoa

See how Mozambique and Samoa compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Mozambique	Samoa
Total area	309,496 sq mi	1,097 sq mi
Size difference ratio	282.1	1
Total area rank	35/197	168/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.16%	0.0006%
Land area	303,623 sq mi	1,073 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	282.9	1
Land area rank	34/197	168/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.53%	0.002%
Population	34,631,766	218,019
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	205.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mozambique	Samoa
Forest area	139,099 sq mi	619 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	45.8%	57.6%
Forest area rank	18/196	156/196
World's forests share	0.89%	0.004%
Agricultural land area	160,280 sq mi	188.5 sq mi
Agricultural land share	52.8%	17.6%
Agricultural land area rank	23/194	169/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.87%	0.001%
Arable land	21,815 sq mi	41.4 sq mi
Arable land share	7.18%	3.85%
Arable land area rank	43/191	166/191
Permanent cropland	1,539 sq mi	122.4 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.51%	11.4%
Permanent cropland area rank	59/192	139/192
Water area	5,873 sq mi	23.9 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.9%	2.18%
Water area rank	32/197	139/197
Roads length	19,314 mi	715 mi
Land borders length	2,972 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	1,535 mi	250.4 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	0.2%

Mozambique vs Samoa size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Mozambique and Samoa but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.