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American Samoa

Territory
Oceania · Micronesia (region)
AS ASM

American Samoa is a territory in Micronesia (region), Oceania. It covers 199 km² and has a population of approximately 49,710. Its official language is English and its currency is the United States dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital
Pago Pago
Population
49,710
Area
199 km²
Currency
United States dollar ($)
Languages
English, Samoan
Calling code
+1684
TLD
.as
Driving side
Right
Landlocked
No
Continents
Oceania
Timezone
UTC-11:00
Native name
American Samoa

Part of: United States

Appears in 122 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) #4 11.76
Countries by Coal rents (% of GDP) #70 0.00
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #78 13709.1per capita
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) #165 370,000,000
Countries by Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) #166 373960118.17
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) #169 619,000,000
Countries by Gross domestic income (constant LCU) #169 648960118.17
Countries by Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #171 293259259.26
Countries by Exports of goods and services (current US$) #173 409,000,000
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #173 13342.44per capita
Countries by Imports of goods and services (current US$) #176 677,000,000
Countries by Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) #176 527737179.49
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #187 17645067.44
Countries by GDP (current US$) #202 871,000,000
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #202 662725190.84
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #204 645,000,000

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #4 100.00
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #61 90.54
Countries by population density #63 241.71
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #76 209.06
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #80 120.6
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #98 42.93
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #104 15.39
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #119 7.02
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #120 70.2years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #125 72.85years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #128 75.84years
Countries by median age #141 28.43
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #170 62.12
Countries by population growth rate #230 -0.02

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #13 173.2
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #18 117.68
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #39 30.18
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #73 68.25
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #113 8.09
Countries by Import volume index (2015 = 100) #166 88.6
Countries by Export value index (2015 = 100) #166 109.3
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #171 382,000,000
Countries by Import value index (2015 = 100) #182 94.2
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #187 711,000,000
Countries by Export volume index (2015 = 100) #192 50.8
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #198 103.6
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #199 17,409,786
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #201 208,316,745

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #61 90.91
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #113 16.40
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #133 9.84
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #140 21.92
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #189 0.004
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #190 6.72
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #193 0.0008
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #194 0.000151
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #194 0.001
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #196 0.0001
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #198 0.01
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #198 0.002138per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #198 0.0003
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #199 0.01
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #199 0.19per capita
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #199 0.0001
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #199 0.0021

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #1 0.51
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #1 100.00
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #1 0.4
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #1 100.00
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #1 0.53
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #13 96.70
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #15 99.53
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #16 91.94
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #27 1.25
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #27 87.74
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #30 1.21
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #30 85.38
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #36 91.51
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #37 65.57
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #41 60.66
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #41 65.09
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #44 87.26
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #46 77.29
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #53 73.11
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #62 68.40
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #69 43.40
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #85 50.72
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #89 42.45
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #192 1
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #196 1
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #198 1
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #205 1

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #55 80.94
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #56 1.06
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #57 237.6km²
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #86 2.29
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #86 41.58
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #106 12.39
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #116 53.97
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #162 19.06
Countries by International migrant stock, total #181 23,684
Countries by Rural population #196 8,911
Countries by Population, male #202 23,602
Countries by Population, total #203 46,765
Countries by Urban population #203 37,854
Countries by Population, female #204 23,163

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #8 85.20
Countries by Arable land (% of land area) #134 5.15
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #166 14.80
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #173 18
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #180 170.4km²
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #192 1227.03
Countries by Arable land (hectares) #193 1,030

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #160 1
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #165 0.9

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #186 40
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #186 40
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #213 15.87
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #213 15.87

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #182 9,693

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #176 3.87

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #153 116kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #173 22,000,000

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