American Samoa
Territory in Oceania
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 46K (2025). World rank 204 of 216; in Oceania, 14 of 19. Area: 199 km². World rank 221 of 249; in Oceania, 18 of 27. GDP: $871M (2022). World rank 201 of 210; in Oceania, 12 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 52.9K → 46K.
State
- Official name
- American Samoa
- Local name
- American Samoa
- Capital
- Pago Pago
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Dependent territory
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- Pula Nikolao Pula
Key figures
- Population
- 46,029 2025
- Area
- 199 km²
- GDP
- $871M 2022
- GDP per person
- $18,017 2022
- Life expectancy
- 73 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Time zones
- UTC−11
- Calling code
- +1684
- Emergency numbers
- 911
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- A, B, F, I
- Mains voltage
- 120 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 116
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 13.6% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Lata Mountain, 964 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- March, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- August, 27°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 231.3 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -1.6% 2025
- Living in cities
- 80.5% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -1.1K 2025
- Born in another country
- 50.6% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 26.4% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 65.1% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 8.5% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 76 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 70.3 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.3 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 15 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.3 2024
Society
- Religions
- Christian 98.3% (2020)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 80.9 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 71.8 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 70.1 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 61.9 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 76.8 2024
Size and growth
- GDP growth per year
- +1.7% 2022
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 47% 2022
- Imports, share of GDP
- 77.7% 2022
Education
- Adult literacy
- 97.3% 1980
- Primary school enrolment
- 89.9% 1992
- Secondary school enrolment
- 93.5% 1992
- Higher education enrolment
- 19.6% 1989
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 14.7% 2006
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 0.8 1999
Public health
- Overweight adults
- 91.4% 2022
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 62.1% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 25.5 2018
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 90.1 2025
- Natural hazards
- volcanoes and tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 4.3 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 0.2 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 79.7% 2024
- Protected areas
- 8.7% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 0% 1990
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 4 2004
- Internet domain
- .as
Energy
- Renewable share of energy use
- 0.4% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 3.9% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 96.1% 2021
Transport
- Air passengers per year
- 76,944 2014
- Airports
- 3 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0.4% 2006
- Researchers per million people
- 106 2005