This table lists the international rankings of American Samoa, in all categories that are published in the CIA World Factbook, and those that we derived from them. Additional international rankings of American Samoa, can be found in the
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Ranked Data |
Rank |
Value |
Date of Info |
Communications |
Internet users - percent of population (%) | 143 | 31.3% | July 2016 |
Internet users - total | 206 |
17,000 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 42 |
18 | July 2016 |
Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions | 194 |
10,000 | July 2016 |
Economy |
Budget - expenditures | 202 | $243.7 million | 2013 |
Budget - revenues | 199 |
$241.2 million | 2013 |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | 25 |
-0.3% of GDP | 2013 |
Exports | 174 |
$459 million | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%) | 46 |
54.4% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%) | 3 |
52.8% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%) | 117 |
54.6% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%) | 143 |
-66.8% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%) | 145 |
2.7% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%) | 26 |
2.3% | 2013 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture (%) | 20 |
27.4% | 2012 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry (%) | 145 |
12.4% | 2012 |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin – services(%) | 101 |
60.2% | 2012 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 105 |
$13,000 | 2013 |
GDP - real growth rate (%) | 81 |
-2.4% | 2013 |
GDP - official exchange rate | 208 |
$748.6 million | 2005 |
GDP - purchasing power parity | 207 |
$711 million | 2013 |
Imports | 187 |
$564 million | 2013 |
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%) | 67 |
2.1% | 2013 |
Labor force | 209 |
16,090 | 2013 |
Labor force - by occupation – industry (%) | 95 |
13.1% | 2013 |
Labor force - by occupation – services (%) | 6 |
86.9% | 2013 |
Taxes and other revenues | 60 |
32.2% of GDP | 2013 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 14 |
29.8% | 2005 |
Energy |
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy | 139 | 600,000 Mt | 2013 |
Crude Oil - exports | 84 |
0 bbl/day | 2014 |
Crude Oil - imports | 86 |
0 bbl/day | 2014 |
Crude Oil - production | 96 |
0 bbl/day | 2016 |
Crude Oil - proved reserves | 91 |
0 bbl | 1 January 2017 |
Electricity – consumption (kWh) | 196 |
151.6 million kWh | 2015 |
Electricity – exports (kWh) | 95 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - from fossil fuels | 2 |
100% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants | 142 |
0% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from nuclear fuels | 30 |
0% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity - from other renewable sources | 119 |
0% of total installed capacity | 2015 |
Electricity – imports (kWh) | 112 |
0 kWh | 2016 |
Electricity - installed generating capacity | 192 |
41,000 kW | 2015 |
Electricity – production (kWh) | 192 |
163 million kWh | 2015 |
Electricity access - electrification - rural areas | 42 |
45% | 2012 |
Electricity access - electrification - total population | 34 |
59% | 2012 |
Electricity access - electrification - urban areas | 37 |
60% | 2012 |
Electricity access - population without electricity | 92 |
22,219 | 2012 |
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh) | 88 |
2943.46 | 2015 |
Natural gas – consumption (cu m) | 112 |
0 cu m | 2013 |
Natural gas – exports (cu m) | 58 |
0 cu m | 2013 |
Natural gas – imports (cu m) | 78 |
0 cu m | 2013 |
Natural gas – production (cu m) | 95 |
0 cu m | 2013 |
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m) | 99 |
0 cu m | 1 January 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - consumption | 154 |
2,375 bbl/day | 2015 |
Refined petroleum products - exports | 127 |
0.09 bbl/day | 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - imports | 181 |
2,346 bbl/day | 2014 |
Refined petroleum products - production | 109 |
0 bbl/day | 2014 |
Geography |
Land Area - sq km | 212 | 199 sq km | NA |
Total Area - sq km | 216 |
199 sq km | NA |
Water Area - sq km | 141 |
0 sq km | NA |
Coastline(km) | 152 |
116 km | NA |
Irrigated land (sq km) | 149 |
0 sq km | 2012 |
Land use - agricultural land (%) | 132 |
24.5% | 2014 |
Land use - forest (%) | 3 |
87.9% | 2014 |
Land use – other (%) | 186 |
0% | 2014 |
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone | 3 |
200 nm | NA |
Maritime claims - territorial sea | 5 |
12 nm | NA |
Population Density - Persons per sq km | 51 |
258.81 | July 2017 |
Population |
Age structure 0-14 years (%) | 66 | 30.28% | 17 |
Age structure 15-24 years (%) | 65 |
18.79% | 17 |
Age structure 25-54 years (%) | 149 |
36.38% | 17 |
Age structure 55-64 years (%) | 103 |
8.58% | 17 |
Age structure 65 years and over (%) | 123 |
5.97% | 17 |
Birth Rate (births/1,000 population) | 64 |
19.6 births/1,000 population | 2017 |
Death Rate (deaths/1,000 population) | 70 |
5.9 deaths/1,000 population | 2017 |
Drinking water source - Improved – rural | 1 |
100% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved – total | 1 |
100% | 2015 |
Drinking water source - Improved – urban | 1 |
100% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved – rural | 127 |
0% of population | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total | 119 |
0% | 2015 |
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban | 90 |
0% of population | 2015 |
Infant mortality rate – female (deaths/1,000 live births) | 113 |
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Infant mortality rate – male (deaths/1,000 live births) | 108 |
13.2 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Infant mortality rate – total (deaths/1,000 live births) | 114 |
11.3 deaths/1,000 live births | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth – female (years) | 88 |
75.6 years | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth – male (years) | 72 |
71.3 years | 2017 |
Life expectancy at birth - total population | 72 |
73.4 years | 2017 |
Median age – female (years) | 118 |
26 years | 2017 |
Median age – male (years) | 107 |
25.1 years | 2017 |
Median age – total (years) | 111 |
25.5 years | 2017 |
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population) | 115 |
-26.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population | 2017 |
Population | 211 |
51,504 | July 2017 |
Population growth rate (%) | 168 |
-1.3% | 2017 |
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population) | 93 |
62.5% of population | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population) | 100 |
62.5% | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population) | 101 |
62.5% of population | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population) | 71 |
37.5% of population | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population) | 58 |
37.5% | 2015 |
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population) | 46 |
37.5% of population | 2015 |
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female) | 21 |
0.96 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female) | 27 |
0.96 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female) | 20 |
1.06 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female) | 26 |
0.96 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female) | 27 |
0.85 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female) | 10 |
1.06 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female) | 19 |
1 male(s)/female | 2017 |
Suffrage | 4 |
18 years of age | NA |
Total fertility rate (children born/woman) | 57 |
2.68 children born/woman | 2017 |
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%) | 139 |
0.63% annual rate of change | 15-20 |
Urbanization - urban population (%) | 25 |
87.1% of total population | 2017 |
Transportation |
Airports | 117 | 3 | 2016 |
Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m | 69 |
1 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m | 27 |
1 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - total | 76 |
3 | 2017 |
Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m | 35 |
1 | 2017 |
Roadways - total (km) | 208 |
241 km | 2008 |