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American Samoa vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- American Samoa has a land area of 77 square miles (199 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Tasmania's land area is 343.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tasmania's total area is 45.4 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 35.3 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Tasmania's east-west width is 14.6 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- American Samoa's highest point is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 2,136 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- American Samoa's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
American Samoa vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- American Samoa has a population of 49,710 (2020), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Tasmania's population is 11.6 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- American Samoa: 645.6 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- American Samoa's population density is 29.6 times higher than Tasmania's.
History
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, American Samoa is the older of the two by 1 years.
Official Websites
American Samoa official website · Tasmania official website
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