Samoa's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Samoa's land area is 1,073 sq mi, and the total size is 1,097 sq mi, with inland water included. Samoa rankes 168/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.002% of the land mass of all countries.
17.6% of its territory is agricultural land.
Samoa has 0.001% of the world's agricultural land area.
57.6% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.004% of the world's forests.

Samoa total size and land area

	Samoa	Rank
Total surface area	1,097 sq mi	168/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.0006%	N/A
Land area	1,073 sq mi	168/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.002%	N/A
Population	218,019	177/197
Population density	205.5 ppl/mi²	112/197

Samoa's True Size on the Map

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Samoa's area by type

	Samoa	Rank
Forest area	619 sq mi	156/196
Forest area as share of land	57.6%	30/196
World's forests share	0.004%	N/A
Agricultural land	188.5 sq mi	169/194
Agricultural land share	17.6%	154/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.001%	N/A
Arable land	41.4 sq mi	166/191
Arable land share	3.85%	144/191
Permanent cropland	122.4 sq mi	139/192
Permanent cropland share	11.4%	22/192
Water area	23.9 sq mi	139/197
Water as share of total area	2.18%	72/197
Roads length	715 mi	159/176
Land borders length	0 mi	187/197
Coastline length	250.4 mi	102/197
Share of marine protected waters	0.2%	122/155

Samoa's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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