Land covered by forest
79.6%% of land area
#8 of 2132024
251% of world average
SERIAL · 016Insular Oceania
American Samoa
CapitalPago Pago
CurrencyUSD · United States dollar
LanguageEnglish, Samoan
Area199 km²
Since1899
ISOASM · AS
Population
46,029as of 2025
— THE COUNTRY —
American territory in Polynesia
American Samoa is a self-governing, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the south Pacific Ocean, within the Polynesia subregion of Oceania. It is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the French territory of Wallis and Futuna, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau. American Samoa is the southernmost territory of the United States, situated 2,200 miles (3,500 km) southwest of the U.S. state of Hawaii, and one of two U.S. territories south of the Equator, along with the uninhabited Jarvis Island.
Text: Wikipedia — American SamoaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-17
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Pago Pago
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Official language
- English, Samoan
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +1684
- Top-level domain
- .as
- Independence / founding
- 1899
- Highest point
- Lata Mountain (963 m)
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Amerika Samoa
— LAND —
Forest area
159km²
#180 of 2132025
0% of world average
Agricultural land
13.6%% of land area
#166 of 2092024
37% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
8.4%% of land area
#134 of 2062024
61% of world average
Land area
199km²
#203 of 2152024
0% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
46,029people
#204 of 2162025
0% of world average
Population growth
-1.6%% per year
#211 of 2162025
-161% of world average
Population density
235people per km²
#57 of 2152024
52% of world average
People living in cities
80.5%% of population
#56 of 2162025
127% of world average
Urban population growth
-2.1%% per year
#214 of 2162025
-139% of world average
People living rurally
19.5%% of population
#161 of 2162025
53% of world average
Population aged 0-14
26.3%% of population
#87 of 2162025
105% of world average
Population aged 15-64
65.1%% of population
#92 of 2162025
102% of world average
Population aged 65+
8.5%% of population
#111 of 2162025
79% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
53.6%% of working-age population
#125 of 2162025
93% of world average
Female population
49.6%% of population
#167 of 2162025
99% of world average
Births per woman
2.27births per woman
#88 of 2162024
96% of world average
Birth rate
15.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#105 of 2162024
87% of world average
Death rate
7.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#106 of 2162024
95% of world average
Net migration
-1,051people (5-year total)
#108 of 2162025
-954% of world average
Migrants living in the country
50.6%% of population
#16 of 2152024
382% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$871.0Mcurrent US$
#202 of 2112022
0% of world average
GDP per person
$18,017current US$
#81 of 2112022
75% of world average
GDP growth
1.7%% per year
#155 of 2102022
51% of world average
GDP per person growth
3.6%% per year
#61 of 2102022
151% of world average
Gross national income
$189.7Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank1985
0% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
14.2%% per year
#190 of 2092022
200% of world average
Household consumption
71.3%% of GDP
#53 of 1812022
110% of world average
Exchange rate
1local currency per US$
#160 of 2112025
0% of world average
31 of 39 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— TRADE —
Exports
47.0%% of GDP
#60 of 1872022
108% of world average
Imports
77.7%% of GDP
#24 of 1872022
156% of world average
Trade balance
-30.8%% of GDP
#168 of 1872022
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Total trade (openness)
117.7%% of GDP
#18 of 2052022
182% of world average
Goods exported
$394.0Mcurrent US$
#173 of 2072025
0% of world average
Goods imported
$678.0Mcurrent US$
#187 of 2072025
1% of world average
Terms of trade
167index
#2 of 2062024
158% of world average
5 of 12 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
73.0 yrsyears
#125 of 2162024
99% of world average
Life expectancy, women
76.0 yrsyears
#128 of 2162024
99% of world average
Life expectancy, men
70.3 yrsyears
#121 of 2162024
98% of world average
Physicians
0.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
not enough data to rank1999
37% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
100.0%% of population
#1 of 2142024
110% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
62.1%% of population
#169 of 2132024
77% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
3.7per 100,000 people
#27 of 2082024
4% of world average
12 of 19 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
14.7%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2006
340% of world average
Adult literacy
97.3%% aged 15+
not enough data to rank1980
116% of world average
Youth literacy
97.7%% aged 15-24
not enough data to rank1980
107% of world average
Primary school enrolment
89.9%% gross
not enough data to rank1992
89% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
93.5%% gross
not enough data to rank1992
107% of world average
University enrolment
19.6%% gross
not enough data to rank1989
39% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
15pupils per teacher
not enough data to rank1992
68% of world average
3 of 10 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— WORK —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— CONNECTED —
People online
0.0%% of population
not enough data to rank1990
0% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
3.96per 100 people
not enough data to rank2004
3% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
20.1per 100 people
#61 of 2132022
135% of world average
Air passengers carried
76,944passengers
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Air freight
0.0117million tonne-km
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Container port traffic
76,200TEU
#133 of 1672019
1% of world average
Research and development spending
0.4%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2006
41% of world average
Tourists arriving
900count
#194 of 1942020
0% of world average
Money earned from tourism
$22.0Mcurrent US$
#162 of 1752017
1% of world average
9 of 18 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.00214tonnes per person
#6 of 2032024
0% of world average
Carbon emissions
0.0001Mt CO2
#3 of 2032024
0% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
0.0089Mt CO2-equivalent
#5 of 2032024
0% of world average
Protected land
16.4%% of land area
#112 of 2132025
87% of world average
Protected coastal waters
8.7%% of territorial waters
#54 of 1742025
84% of world average
Renewable energy use
0.4%% of final energy consumption
#200 of 2122022
1% of world average
Electricity from renewables
3.9%% of total
#174 of 2062021
11% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
96.1%% of total
#177 of 2092021
162% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
3 of 12 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— STATE —
Homicides
25.5per 100,000 people
#144 of 1582018
327% of world average
6 of 7 figures unavailable for American Samoa.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for American Samoa.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Pago Pago · approx. UTC-11
Neighbours
American Samoa has no land borders
Landmarks
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People
No notable people on file for American Samoa yet
History
1899American Samoa founded as a sovereign state
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population46,0292025
GDP$871.0M2022
GDP per person$18,0172022