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American Samoa vs Japan Geography
Land area: American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 1,831.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area: American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 251.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length: American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 173.0 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width: American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 92.2 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point: American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 9,219 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point: American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
American Samoa vs Japan Population and History
Population: American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 2,467.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density: American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 1.4 times (35%) higher than American Samoa's.
History: American Samoa: A US territory since 1900. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,240 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Japan official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.