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American Samoa vs Scotland Geography
Land area: American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Scotland's land area is 391.6 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area: American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Scotland's total area is 51.8 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length: American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 48.9 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width: American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Scotland's east-west width is 18.4 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point: American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 1,244 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point: American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Scotland Population and History
Population: American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 110.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density: American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. American Samoa's population density is 3.5 times (255%) higher than Scotland's.
History: American Samoa: A US territory since 1900. Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England. In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,057 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Scotland 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.