Country size comparison

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Samoa is about 16 times bigger than District of Columbia.

District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, while Samoa is approximately 2,831 sq km, making Samoa 1,499% larger than District of Columbia. Meanwhile, the population of District of Columbia is ~601,723 people (395,544 fewer people live in Samoa).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of District of Columbia vs. Samoa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 34.9 times more money in District of Columbia
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District of Columbia is 2.8 times more expensive than Samoa overall
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