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COUNTRY PROFILE / ASM

American Samoa

American Samoa / AS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

American Samoa in numbers.

Area200 kmยฒWorld # 203 โ†’Population46KWorld # 203 โ†’Population density230.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 56 โ†’Life expectancy73 yearsWorld # 124 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 18,017World # 81 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

American Samoa across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area200 kmยฒWorld # 203 / 2023 โ†’Population46KWorld # 203 / 2025 โ†’Population density230.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 56 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-1.6%World # 210 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.3World # 88 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate15 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 105 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2024 โ†’Median age28.4 yearsWorld # 140 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.5%World # 110 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1426.3%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Urban population80.5%World # 56 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.1KWorld # 108 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-22.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 211 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share50.6%World # 16 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73 yearsWorld # 124 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 18,017World # 81 / 2022 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 871MWorld # 203 / 2022 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growth1.7%World # 155 / 2022 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area85.2%World # 8 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet useNo dataNo rank โ†’Mobile subscriptionsNo dataNo rank โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate25.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 16 / 2018 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals900World # 199 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 22MWorld # 169 / 2017 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 98.3%Main languageSamoanMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightSamoanLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsUnited States, Samoan Islands