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Kansas vs American Samoa Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²).
- Kansas' land area is 1,064.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kansas' total area is 141.6 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km).
- Kansas' north-south length is 23.0 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km).
- Kansas' east-west width is 23.6 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m).
- Mount Sunflower is 871 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- American Samoa's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs American Samoa Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020).
- Kansas' population is 59.8 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6.
- American Samoa's population density is 17.8 times higher than Kansas'.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 39 years.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · American Samoa official website
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