French Polynesia vs Samoa: Surface area

French Polynesia

3,471 sq. km

in 2023

Samoa

2,840 sq. km

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

172nd

Samoa rank

173rd

Surface area over time

French Polynesia currently reports 3,471 sq. km against 2,840 sq. km in Samoa, a difference of 631 sq. km.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.

Globally, French Polynesia ranks 172nd and Samoa ranks 173rd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.