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American Samoa vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- Northern Ireland's land area is 68.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Ireland's total area is 9.4 times (839%) larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- Northern Ireland's north-south length is 9.2 times (822%) longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- Northern Ireland's east-west width is 6.3 times (529%) wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Lata Mountain is 380 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- Northern Ireland's population is 38.3 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- American Samoa's population density is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, American Samoa is the older of the two by 21 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Northern Ireland official website
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