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New York vs American Samoa Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²).
- New York's land area is 613.3 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 93.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km).
- New York's north-south length is 34.7 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km).
- New York's east-west width is 24.4 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m).
- Mount Marcy is 2,166 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs American Samoa Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020).
- New York's population is 399.7 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6.
- American Samoa's population density is 1.5 times (53%) higher than New York's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- American Samoa: A US territory since 1900.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 112 years.
Official Websites
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