Country size comparison
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Samoa is about 1.5 times smaller than French Polynesia.
French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Samoa is approximately 2,831 sq km, making Samoa 67.94% the size of French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (93,177 fewer people live in Samoa).
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