American Samoa vs Nauru

American Samoa (Oceania) and Nauru (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 2002-2022

American Samoa Nauru World

0 5,000 10k 15k 20k 2002 American Samoa: 8,972.7 Nauru: 2,084.65 World: 5,539.32 2003 American Samoa: 9,197.66 Nauru: 2,463.28 World: 6,129.87 2004 American Samoa: 8,958.43 Nauru: 3,040.51 World: 6,818 2005 American Samoa: 8,831.27 Nauru: 2,992.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 American Samoa: 8,745.17 Nauru: 2,910.14 World: 7,803.19 2007 American Samoa: 9,231.37 Nauru: 2,272.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 American Samoa: 10,030.81 Nauru: 3,756.85 World: 9,425.74 2009 American Samoa: 12,156.03 Nauru: 4,410.57 World: 8,827.04 2010 American Samoa: 10,375.17 Nauru: 4,735.92 World: 9,555.07 2011 American Samoa: 10,383.46 Nauru: 6,444.04 World: 10,496.93 2012 American Samoa: 11,745.49 Nauru: 9,842.77 World: 10,597.85 2013 American Samoa: 11,813.5 Nauru: 8,974.52 World: 10,759.35 2014 American Samoa: 12,026.33 Nauru: 9,230.05 World: 10,912.24 2015 American Samoa: 12,727.41 Nauru: 7,747.26 World: 10,191.98 2016 American Samoa: 12,843.33 Nauru: 8,748.16 World: 10,239.47 2017 American Samoa: 11,863.68 Nauru: 9,656.98 World: 10,784.4 2018 American Samoa: 12,552.05 Nauru: 11,413.75 World: 11,344.73 2019 American Samoa: 12,886.14 Nauru: 10,801.77 World: 11,417.6 2020 American Samoa: 14,489.26 Nauru: 10,709.07 World: 10,999.49 2021 American Samoa: 15,236.16 Nauru: 12,748.17 World: 12,472.91 2022 American Samoa: 18,017.46 Nauru: 15,309.83 World: 12,876.24 2002 2008 2011 2014 2017 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

American Samoa Nauru World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 American Samoa: 65.05 Nauru: 57.92 World: 50.94 1961 American Samoa: 65.65 Nauru: 58.01 World: 52.8 1962 American Samoa: 66.01 Nauru: 58.02 World: 55.29 1963 American Samoa: 66.16 Nauru: 58.1 World: 55.65 1964 American Samoa: 66.14 Nauru: 58.17 World: 56.1 1965 American Samoa: 66 Nauru: 58.26 World: 55.93 1966 American Samoa: 58.28 Nauru: 58.39 World: 56.45 1967 American Samoa: 65.81 Nauru: 58.62 World: 56.9 1968 American Samoa: 65.85 Nauru: 58.63 World: 57.34 1969 American Samoa: 66.05 Nauru: 58.41 World: 57.68 1970 American Samoa: 66.36 Nauru: 58.45 World: 57.94 1971 American Samoa: 66.77 Nauru: 58.43 World: 58.02 1972 American Samoa: 67.19 Nauru: 58.41 World: 58.84 1973 American Samoa: 67.6 Nauru: 58.36 World: 59.3 1974 American Samoa: 67.95 Nauru: 58.31 World: 59.7 1975 American Samoa: 68.26 Nauru: 58.25 World: 60.13 1976 American Samoa: 68.48 Nauru: 58.22 World: 60.45 1977 American Samoa: 68.7 Nauru: 58.14 World: 61.04 1978 American Samoa: 68.88 Nauru: 58.29 World: 61.39 1979 American Samoa: 69.11 Nauru: 58.37 World: 61.84 1980 American Samoa: 69.41 Nauru: 58.47 World: 62.15 1981 American Samoa: 69.73 Nauru: 58.56 World: 62.52 1982 American Samoa: 69.98 Nauru: 58.64 World: 62.87 1983 American Samoa: 70.16 Nauru: 58.69 World: 63.13 1984 American Samoa: 70.33 Nauru: 58.66 World: 63.44 1985 American Samoa: 70.53 Nauru: 58.6 World: 63.73 1986 American Samoa: 70.7 Nauru: 58.59 World: 64.12 1987 American Samoa: 70.83 Nauru: 58.63 World: 64.46 1988 American Samoa: 70.88 Nauru: 58.73 World: 64.67 1989 American Samoa: 70.93 Nauru: 58.9 World: 64.96 1990 American Samoa: 71.11 Nauru: 59.1 World: 65.11 1991 American Samoa: 71.31 Nauru: 59.31 World: 65.3 1992 American Samoa: 71.51 Nauru: 59.52 World: 65.55 1993 American Samoa: 71.54 Nauru: 59.76 World: 65.74 1994 American Samoa: 71.57 Nauru: 59.95 World: 65.96 1995 American Samoa: 71.57 Nauru: 60.06 World: 66.2 1996 American Samoa: 71.58 Nauru: 60.07 World: 66.52 1997 American Samoa: 71.61 Nauru: 59.99 World: 66.83 1998 American Samoa: 71.54 Nauru: 59.86 World: 67.07 1999 American Samoa: 71.48 Nauru: 59.7 World: 67.31 2000 American Samoa: 71.44 Nauru: 59.57 World: 67.65 2001 American Samoa: 71.57 Nauru: 59.48 World: 67.95 2002 American Samoa: 71.76 Nauru: 59.43 World: 68.23 2003 American Samoa: 71.7 Nauru: 59.36 World: 68.52 2004 American Samoa: 72.28 Nauru: 59.35 World: 68.77 2005 American Samoa: 72.38 Nauru: 59.36 World: 69.11 2006 American Samoa: 72.4 Nauru: 59.41 World: 69.47 2007 American Samoa: 72.37 Nauru: 59.49 World: 69.81 2008 American Samoa: 72.43 Nauru: 59.68 World: 70 2009 American Samoa: 70.84 Nauru: 59.85 World: 70.38 2010 American Samoa: 72.59 Nauru: 60.07 World: 70.68 2011 American Samoa: 72.66 Nauru: 60.29 World: 70.97 2012 American Samoa: 72.71 Nauru: 60.53 World: 71.26 2013 American Samoa: 72.77 Nauru: 60.7 World: 71.53 2014 American Samoa: 72.69 Nauru: 60.83 World: 71.78 2015 American Samoa: 72.65 Nauru: 60.9 World: 71.97 2016 American Samoa: 72.64 Nauru: 61 World: 72.19 2017 American Samoa: 72.8 Nauru: 61.1 World: 72.37 2018 American Samoa: 72.79 Nauru: 61.24 World: 72.64 2019 American Samoa: 72.75 Nauru: 61.39 World: 72.87 2020 American Samoa: 72.67 Nauru: 61.53 World: 72.18 2021 American Samoa: 72.71 Nauru: 61.33 World: 71.22 2022 American Samoa: 72.75 Nauru: 61.93 World: 72.97 2023 American Samoa: 72.85 Nauru: 62.11 World: 73.33 2024 American Samoa: 72.99 Nauru: 62.28 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

American Samoa Nauru World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 American Samoa: 6.58 Nauru: 5.34 World: 4.69 1961 American Samoa: 6.58 Nauru: 5.38 World: 4.56 1962 American Samoa: 6.6 Nauru: 5.42 World: 5.02 1963 American Samoa: 6.69 Nauru: 5.44 World: 5.31 1964 American Samoa: 6.78 Nauru: 5.47 World: 5.13 1965 American Samoa: 6.73 Nauru: 5.48 World: 5.08 1966 American Samoa: 6.62 Nauru: 5.41 World: 4.97 1967 American Samoa: 6.46 Nauru: 5.29 World: 4.87 1968 American Samoa: 6.28 Nauru: 5.14 World: 4.98 1969 American Samoa: 6.12 Nauru: 4.94 World: 4.88 1970 American Samoa: 5.95 Nauru: 4.74 World: 4.84 1971 American Samoa: 5.77 Nauru: 4.54 World: 4.69 1972 American Samoa: 5.52 Nauru: 4.36 World: 4.55 1973 American Samoa: 5.3 Nauru: 4.19 World: 4.42 1974 American Samoa: 5.14 Nauru: 4.07 World: 4.26 1975 American Samoa: 5.01 Nauru: 3.97 World: 4.07 1976 American Samoa: 4.93 Nauru: 3.9 World: 3.97 1977 American Samoa: 4.95 Nauru: 3.86 World: 3.84 1978 American Samoa: 4.87 Nauru: 3.84 World: 3.77 1979 American Samoa: 4.76 Nauru: 3.85 World: 3.76 1980 American Samoa: 4.63 Nauru: 3.88 World: 3.73 1981 American Samoa: 4.5 Nauru: 3.94 World: 3.71 1982 American Samoa: 4.37 Nauru: 3.99 World: 3.72 1983 American Samoa: 4.27 Nauru: 4.06 World: 3.59 1984 American Samoa: 4.25 Nauru: 4.11 World: 3.57 1985 American Samoa: 4.26 Nauru: 4.14 World: 3.53 1986 American Samoa: 4.28 Nauru: 4.15 World: 3.51 1987 American Samoa: 4.3 Nauru: 4.14 World: 3.48 1988 American Samoa: 4.31 Nauru: 4.11 World: 3.39 1989 American Samoa: 4.41 Nauru: 4.07 World: 3.35 1990 American Samoa: 4.47 Nauru: 4.02 World: 3.31 1991 American Samoa: 4.53 Nauru: 3.99 World: 3.13 1992 American Samoa: 4.56 Nauru: 3.95 World: 3.04 1993 American Samoa: 4.61 Nauru: 3.89 World: 2.97 1994 American Samoa: 4.38 Nauru: 3.84 World: 2.92 1995 American Samoa: 4.12 Nauru: 3.81 World: 2.87 1996 American Samoa: 3.94 Nauru: 3.78 World: 2.82 1997 American Samoa: 3.89 Nauru: 3.74 World: 2.78 1998 American Samoa: 3.88 Nauru: 3.68 World: 2.75 1999 American Samoa: 3.89 Nauru: 3.64 World: 2.72 2000 American Samoa: 3.89 Nauru: 3.54 World: 2.73 2001 American Samoa: 3.87 Nauru: 3.46 World: 2.69 2002 American Samoa: 3.87 Nauru: 3.4 World: 2.66 2003 American Samoa: 3.91 Nauru: 3.39 World: 2.64 2004 American Samoa: 3.95 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.63 2005 American Samoa: 3.86 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.61 2006 American Samoa: 3.69 Nauru: 3.4 World: 2.61 2007 American Samoa: 3.51 Nauru: 3.5 World: 2.6 2008 American Samoa: 3.42 Nauru: 3.67 World: 2.6 2009 American Samoa: 3.36 Nauru: 3.85 World: 2.59 2010 American Samoa: 3.29 Nauru: 4.02 World: 2.57 2011 American Samoa: 3.17 Nauru: 4.12 World: 2.55 2012 American Samoa: 3.04 Nauru: 4.12 World: 2.56 2013 American Samoa: 2.93 Nauru: 4.1 World: 2.53 2014 American Samoa: 2.85 Nauru: 4.09 World: 2.52 2015 American Samoa: 2.78 Nauru: 4.08 World: 2.49 2016 American Samoa: 2.7 Nauru: 4.03 World: 2.49 2017 American Samoa: 2.6 Nauru: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 American Samoa: 2.49 Nauru: 3.68 World: 2.39 2019 American Samoa: 2.4 Nauru: 3.53 World: 2.35 2020 American Samoa: 2.36 Nauru: 3.47 World: 2.28 2021 American Samoa: 2.33 Nauru: 3.43 World: 2.25 2022 American Samoa: 2.31 Nauru: 3.38 World: 2.22 2023 American Samoa: 2.29 Nauru: 3.33 World: 2.2 2024 American Samoa: 2.27 Nauru: 3.29 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

American Samoa Nauru World

0 2 4 6 1970 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.14 1971 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.04 1972 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1973 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.32 1974 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.23 1975 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.14 1976 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.31 1977 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.36 1978 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.42 1979 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.46 1980 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.33 1981 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.18 1982 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.05 1983 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1984 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.07 1985 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.05 1986 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.04 1987 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.1 1988 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1989 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.16 1990 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.15 1991 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.1 1992 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1993 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.97 1994 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.94 1995 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.99 1996 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 1997 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.02 1998 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.98 1999 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 3.95 2000 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 2001 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.01 2002 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.02 2003 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.15 2004 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.28 2005 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.39 2006 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.48 2007 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.59 2008 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.56 2009 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.45 2010 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2011 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.76 2012 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.77 2013 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.81 2014 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.78 2015 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.7 2016 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.65 2017 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2018 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.73 2019 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.7 2020 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.47 2021 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.68 2022 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.67 2023 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.68 2024 American Samoa: 0 Nauru: 0 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Population 46,029 2025
204th of 215		 12,025 2025
214th of 215
Population density 237.6 /km² 2023
56th of 214		 593.8 /km² 2023
15th of 214
Population growth -1.59 % 2025
210th of 215		 0.65 % 2025
125th of 215
Life expectancy 73.0 years 2024
124th of 215		 62.3 years 2024
201st of 215
Fertility rate 2.27 2024
88th of 215		 3.29 2024
47th of 215
Birth rate 15.0 ‰ 2024
105th of 215		 24.6 ‰ 2024
53rd of 215
Urban population 80.5 % 2025
55th of 215		 100.0 % 2025
9th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.5 % 2025
110th of 215		 3.0 % 2025
196th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
186th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
204th of 215
Living in towns 75.7 % 2025
15th of 215		 92.3 % 2025
5th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.3 % 2025
109th of 215		 7.7 % 2025
196th of 215
Infant mortality - 7.7 ‰ 2024
66th of 196

Economy

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
GDP 871 mn US$ 2022 176 mn US$ 2025
185th of 186
GDP per capita 18,017 US$ 2022 14,640 US$ 2025
69th of 186
GDP growth 1.7 % 2022 2.1 % 2025
129th of 186
Trade 124.7 % 2022 165.4 % 2025
11th of 138
Exports 47.0 % 2022 61.8 % 2025
29th of 138
GDP per capita (PPP) - 14,200 int. $ 2025
114th of 185
GNI per capita - 20,690 US$ 2025
50th of 182
Inflation - -0.1 % 2012
FDI inflows - -3.5 % 2024
186th of 192
Tax revenue - 21.4 % 2024
31st of 89

Health

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Safe drinking water 90.5 % 2024
60th of 147		 18.7 % 2024
136th of 147
Health spending - 18.2 % 2023
2nd of 192
Health spending per person - 2,292 US$ 2023
35th of 191
Physicians - 1.27 /1,000 2015
Under-5 mortality - 8.3 ‰ 2024
61st of 196
Maternal mortality - 273 /100k 2023
169th of 194
Tobacco use - 34.8 % 2024
153rd of 166

Governance

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Control of corruption 71.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
66th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.3 /100 2024
48th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
102nd of 205
Rule of law 75.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 61.3 /100 2024
84th of 207
Regulatory quality 61.0 /100 2024
66th of 205		 46.6 /100 2024
139th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.1 /100 2024
41st of 205		 67.3 /100 2024
61st of 205
Political stability 87.3 /100 2024
13th of 207		 84.8 /100 2024
27th of 207

Environment

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
6th of 202		 0.00 t 2024
1st of 202
GHG per capita 0.19 t 2024
5th of 202		 0.12 t 2024
4th of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2022
200th of 211		 1.9 % 2022
183rd of 211
Forest area 85.2 % 2023
8th of 212		 0.0 % 2023
211th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.3 µg/m³ 2023
7th of 200		 4.8 µg/m³ 2023
12th of 200
Land area 200 km² 2023
202nd of 214		 20 km² 2023
213th of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 0.1 Mt 2024
203rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.00 % 2024
203rd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.0 Gt 2024
198th of 204

Energy

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Renewable electricity 5.6 % 2024
158th of 190		 20.0 % 2024
119th of 190
Wind and solar 5.6 % 2024
98th of 190		 20.0 % 2024
36th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
35th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
133rd of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.6 % 2024
160th of 190		 20.0 % 2024
125th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.4 % 2024
160th of 190		 80.0 % 2024
125th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
6th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
76th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 622 g/kWh 2024
149th of 190		 540 g/kWh 2024
118th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.85 MWh 2024
78th of 191		 4.19 MWh 2024
71st of 191

Human development

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Human Development Index - 0.703 2023
124th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.599 2023
90th of 169

Food

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Protein supply - 111.1 g 2022
37th of 174
Animal protein supply - 71.3 g 2022
29th of 174
Fat supply - 129.7 g 2022
37th of 174
Food insecurity - 29.9 % 2022
Severe food insecurity - 9.2 % 2022

Education

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Literacy - 96.6 % 2023
Secondary enrolment - 94.5 % 2025
60th of 108
Education spending - 5.8 % 2023
16th of 121
Expected schooling - 12.8 yrs 2023
119th of 195
Mean schooling - 9.4 yrs 2023
102nd of 193

Society

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Income inequality - 32.4 2012
Extreme poverty - 9.7 % 2012
Internet use - 83.0 % 2024
87th of 182
Mobile subscriptions - 87.2 /100 2022
Electricity access - 100.0 % 2024
82nd of 213
Women in parliament - 10.5 % 2025
163rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator American Samoa Nauru
Refugees hosted - 5 2025
166th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.4 ‰ 2025
107th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 92 2025
137th of 177
Refugees from the country - 5 2025
191st of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.4 ‰ 2025
78th of 199

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.