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United States vs American Samoa Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while American Samoa has 77 square miles (199 km²). United States' land area is 45,988.1 times larger than American Samoa's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs American Samoa: 581 square miles (1,505 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 6,544.3 times larger than American Samoa's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; American Samoa is 9 miles (14 km). United States' north-south length is 403.1 times longer than American Samoa's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; American Samoa spans 17 miles (28 km). United States' east-west width is 283.8 times wider than American Samoa's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); American Samoa's is Lata Mountain at 3,169 feet (966 m). Denali is 17,139 feet higher than Lata Mountain.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; American Samoa's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs American Samoa Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while American Samoa has 49,710 (2020). United States' population is 6,841.9 times larger than American Samoa's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs American Samoa: 645.6. American Samoa's population density is 6.7 times (570%) higher than United States'.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. American Samoa: A US territory since 1900. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 124 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.