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American Samoa vs Queensland Geography
Land area: American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 8,696.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area: American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 1,149.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length: American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 155.3 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width: American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 74.8 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point: American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 2,116 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point: American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Queensland Population and History
Population: American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 114.5 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density: American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. American Samoa's population density is 76.0 times higher than Queensland's.
History: American Samoa: A US territory since 1900. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, American Samoa is the older of the two by 1 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Queensland 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.