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Kentucky vs American Samoa Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²). Kentucky's land area is 513.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kentucky's total area is 69.5 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km). Kentucky's north-south length is 28.6 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km). Kentucky's east-west width is 24.6 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m). Black Mountain is 965 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. American Samoa's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs American Samoa Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020). Kentucky's population is 92.3 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6. American Samoa's population density is 5.6 times (456%) higher than Kentucky's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. American Samoa: A US territory since 1900. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 108 years.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.