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Arkansas vs American Samoa Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 676.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 91.5 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 27.0 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 16.4 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m).
- Lata Mountain is 417 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- American Samoa's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs American Samoa Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020).
- Arkansas' population is 62.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6.
- American Samoa's population density is 10.9 times higher than Arkansas'.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 64 years.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · American Samoa official website
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