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American Samoa vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 9,768.6 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 1,305.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 210.0 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 118.9 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 15,322 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
American Samoa vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 2,640.0 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- American Samoa's population density is 3.7 times (269%) higher than Mexico's.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 79 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Mexico official website
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