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American Samoa vs Samoa

49 shared metrics.

American SamoaLeads in 25

vs49 shared

SamoaLeads in 24

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American Samoa

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Identity

Name origin: the name's meaning is disputed.

CIA 2026

Geography

Size snapshot: slightly larger than Washington, D.C.

CIA 2026

Samoa

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Independent State of Samoa.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Samoa skipped Friday, December 30, 2011, when it moved west of the International Date Line.

Samoa AG

Analysis

American Samoa leads in 25 of 49 shared metrics, while Samoa leads in 24.

American Samoa's Urban Population (%) is 3.6x that of Samoa (80.94% vs 17.5%).

American Samoa's Capital Elevation is 3.5x that of Samoa (9.0 m vs 2.0 m).

American Samoa's Population Density is 2.0x that of Samoa (237.6 /km² vs 77.94 /km²).

American Samoa's Protected Land (%) is 1.1x that of Samoa (16.4% vs 7.8%).

Samoa has 100% higher Total CO2 Emissions than American Samoa.

Key Comparisons

Urban Population (%)American Samoa leads

American Samoa

80.94%

Samoa

17.5%

Capital ElevationAmerican Samoa leads

American Samoa

9.0 m

Samoa

2.0 m

Population DensityAmerican Samoa leads

American Samoa

237.6 /km²

Samoa

77.94 /km²

Protected Land (%)American Samoa leads

American Samoa

16.4%

Samoa

7.8%

Total CO2 EmissionsSamoa leads

American Samoa

0.00 Mt CO2e

Samoa

0.35 Mt CO2e

Renewable Energy (%)Samoa leads

American Samoa

0.40%

Samoa

35.9%

All Metrics

Urban Population (%)

American Samoa

80.94%

Samoa

17.5%

362% higher

Capital Elevation

American Samoa

9.0 m

Samoa

2.0 m

350% higher

Population Density

American Samoa

237.6 /km²

Samoa

77.94 /km²

205% higher

Protected Land (%)

American Samoa

16.4%

Samoa

7.8%

110% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Samoa

American Samoa

0.00 Mt CO2e

Samoa

0.35 Mt CO2e

100% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Samoa

American Samoa

0.40%

Samoa

35.9%

99% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Samoa

American Samoa

900

Samoa

23.9K

96% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Samoa

American Samoa

4.0 per 100 people

Samoa

62 per 100 people

94% lower

Land Area

Samoa

American Samoa

200 km²

Samoa

2.8K km²

93% lower

Forest Area

Samoa

American Samoa

170.4 km²

Samoa

1.6K km²

89% lower

Population

Samoa

American Samoa

43.3K

Samoa

210.2K

79% lower

Coastline Length

Samoa

American Samoa

116 km

Samoa

403 km

71% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Samoa

American Samoa

5.6%

Samoa

18.75%

70% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Samoa

American Samoa

1.7%

Samoa

4.7%

63% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

American Samoa

611.11 gCO2/kWh

Samoa

375 gCO2/kWh

63% higher

Imports (% GDP)

American Samoa

77.73% of GDP

Samoa

48.87% of GDP

59% higher

Exports (% GDP)

American Samoa

46.96% of GDP

Samoa

30.66% of GDP

53% higher

Time Zones Count

American Samoa

3.0 time zones

Samoa

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

American Samoa

85.2%

Samoa

57.64%

48% higher

Highest Elevation

Samoa

American Samoa

964 m

Samoa

1.9K m

48% lower

Comparison of American Samoa and Samoa across 49 metrics
				Winner
Urban Population (%)	80.94%	17.5%	362% higher	American Samoa
Capital Elevation	9.0 m	2.0 m	350% higher	American Samoa
Population Density	237.6 /km²	77.94 /km²	205% higher	American Samoa
Protected Land (%)	16.4%	7.8%	110% higher	American Samoa
Total CO2 Emissions	0.00 Mt CO2e	0.35 Mt CO2e	100% lower	Samoa
Renewable Energy (%)	0.40%	35.9%	99% lower	Samoa
Tourist Arrivals	900	23.9K	96% lower	Samoa
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	4.0 per 100 people	62 per 100 people	94% lower	Samoa
Land Area	200 km²	2.8K km²	93% lower	Samoa
Forest Area	170.4 km²	1.6K km²	89% lower	Samoa
Population	43.3K	210.2K	79% lower	Samoa
Coastline Length	116 km	403 km	71% lower	Samoa
Solar Electricity Share	5.6%	18.75%	70% lower	Samoa
GDP Growth Rate	1.7%	4.7%	63% lower	Samoa
Electricity Carbon Intensity	611.11 gCO2/kWh	375 gCO2/kWh	63% higher	American Samoa
Imports (% GDP)	77.73% of GDP	48.87% of GDP	59% higher	American Samoa
Exports (% GDP)	46.96% of GDP	30.66% of GDP	53% higher	American Samoa
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	American Samoa
Forest Coverage (%)	85.2%	57.64%	48% higher	American Samoa
Highest Elevation	964 m	1.9K m	48% lower	Samoa
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	6.7 µg/m³	12.55 µg/m³	47% lower	Samoa
Safe Drinking Water (%)	90.54%	62.5%	45% higher	American Samoa
Median Age	28.4 years	19.9 years	43% higher	American Samoa
Elderly Population (%)	8.0%	5.9%	37% higher	American Samoa
Sanitation Access (%)	62.12%	97.1%	36% lower	Samoa
Dependency Ratio	53.97% of working-age pop.	79.68% of working-age pop.	32% lower	Samoa
Internet Users (%)	40.3%	58%	31% lower	Samoa
Youth Population (%)	27.01%	38.46%	30% lower	Samoa
GDP (Nominal)	$871,000,000	$1,175,749,785.65	26% lower	Samoa
Airports	3.0	4.0	25% lower	Samoa
Obesity Rate	75.56%	61.24%	23% higher	American Samoa
Teen Birth Rate	34.18 per 1k	43.54 per 1k	21% lower	Samoa
Death Rate	6.4 per 1k	5.4 per 1k	18% higher	American Samoa
Birth Rate	15.3 per 1k	18.53 per 1k	17% lower	Samoa
Food Waste per Person	104.08 kg/person/yr	125.17 kg/person/yr	17% lower	Samoa
Agricultural Land (%)	14.8%	17.56%	16% lower	Samoa
Fertility Rate	2.0 children/woman	2.3 children/woman	13% lower	Samoa
Electricity Generation	0.17 TWh	0.15 TWh	13% higher	American Samoa
Electric Generating Capacity	50.0K kW	54.0K kW	7% lower	Samoa
Life Expectancy	72.9 years	71.7 years	2% higher	American Samoa
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	American Samoa
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	American Samoa
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	American Samoa
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	American Samoa
Irrigated Land	0 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	American Samoa
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	American Samoa
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	American Samoa
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	American Samoa
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	American Samoa

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Analysis

American Samoa leads in 25 of 49 shared metrics, while Samoa leads in 24.

American Samoa's Urban Population (%) is 3.6x that of Samoa (80.94% vs 17.5%).

American Samoa's Capital Elevation is 3.5x that of Samoa (9.0 m vs 2.0 m).

American Samoa's Population Density is 2.0x that of Samoa (237.6 /km² vs 77.94 /km²).

American Samoa's Protected Land (%) is 1.1x that of Samoa (16.4% vs 7.8%).

Samoa has 100% higher Total CO2 Emissions than American Samoa.

Key Comparisons

Urban Population (%)American Samoa leads

American Samoa

80.94%

Samoa

17.5%

Capital ElevationAmerican Samoa leads

American Samoa

9.0 m

Samoa

2.0 m

Population DensityAmerican Samoa leads

American Samoa

237.6 /km²

Samoa

77.94 /km²

Protected Land (%)American Samoa leads

American Samoa

16.4%

Samoa

7.8%

Total CO2 EmissionsSamoa leads

American Samoa

0.00 Mt CO2e

Samoa

0.35 Mt CO2e

Renewable Energy (%)Samoa leads

American Samoa

0.40%

Samoa

35.9%

Urban Population (%)

80.94%

17.5%

Capital Elevation

9.0 m

2.0 m

Population Density

237.6 /km²

77.94 /km²

Protected Land (%)

16.4%

7.8%

Total CO2 Emissions

0.00 Mt CO2e

0.35 Mt CO2e

Renewable Energy (%)

0.40%

35.9%

Tourist Arrivals

900

23.9K

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

4.0 per 100 people

62 per 100 people

Land Area

200 km²

2.8K km²

Forest Area

170.4 km²

1.6K km²

Population

43.3K

210.2K

Coastline Length

116 km

403 km

Solar Electricity Share

5.6%

18.75%

GDP Growth Rate

1.7%

4.7%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

611.11 gCO2/kWh

375 gCO2/kWh

Imports (% GDP)

77.73% of GDP

48.87% of GDP

Exports (% GDP)

46.96% of GDP

30.66% of GDP

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Forest Coverage (%)

85.2%

57.64%

Highest Elevation

964 m

1.9K m

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Urban Population (%)

Capital Elevation

Population Density

Protected Land (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Renewable Energy (%)

Tourist Arrivals

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Land Area

Forest Area

Population

Coastline Length

Solar Electricity Share

GDP Growth Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Imports (% GDP)

Exports (% GDP)

Time Zones Count

Forest Coverage (%)

Highest Elevation

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Median Age

Elderly Population (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

Dependency Ratio

Internet Users (%)

Youth Population (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Airports

Obesity Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Death Rate

Birth Rate

Food Waste per Person

Agricultural Land (%)

Fertility Rate

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Life Expectancy

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Official Languages Count

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Urban Population (%)

Capital Elevation

Population Density

Protected Land (%)

Total CO2 Emissions

Renewable Energy (%)

Tourist Arrivals

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Land Area

Forest Area

Population

Coastline Length