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American Samoa vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Ireland's land area is 346.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ireland's total area is 46.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Ireland's north-south length is 31.9 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Ireland's east-west width is 11.2 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 237 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 111.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- American Samoa's population density is 3.1 times (211%) higher than Ireland's.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, American Samoa is the older of the two by 22 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Ireland official website
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