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Mississippi vs American Samoa Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 610.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 83.4 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 37.4 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 20.0 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m).
- Lata Mountain is 2,364 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs American Samoa Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020).
- Mississippi's population is 59.2 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6.
- American Samoa's population density is 10.3 times higher than Mississippi's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 83 years.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · American Samoa official website
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