American Samoa vs New Caledonia

American Samoa (Oceania) and New Caledonia (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 New Caledonia World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 2002 American Samoa: 8,972.7 New Caledonia: 16,104.55 World: 5,539.32 2003 American Samoa: 9,197.66 New Caledonia: 20,768.11 World: 6,129.87 2004 American Samoa: 8,958.43 New Caledonia: 24,475.65 World: 6,818 2005 American Samoa: 8,831.27 New Caledonia: 25,528.29 World: 7,290.57 2006 American Samoa: 8,745.17 New Caledonia: 28,193.25 World: 7,803.19 2007 American Samoa: 9,231.37 New Caledonia: 35,177.65 World: 8,685.33 2008 American Samoa: 10,030.81 New Caledonia: 35,723.9 World: 9,425.74 2009 American Samoa: 12,156.03 New Caledonia: 33,836.49 World: 8,827.04 2010 American Samoa: 10,375.17 New Caledonia: 35,798.91 World: 9,555.07 2011 American Samoa: 10,383.46 New Caledonia: 38,835.94 World: 10,496.93 2012 American Samoa: 11,745.49 New Caledonia: 35,559.57 World: 10,597.85 2013 American Samoa: 11,813.5 New Caledonia: 36,671.16 World: 10,759.35 2014 American Samoa: 12,026.33 New Caledonia: 37,816.96 World: 10,912.24 2015 American Samoa: 12,727.41 New Caledonia: 30,858.72 World: 10,191.98 2016 American Samoa: 12,843.33 New Caledonia: 30,782.85 World: 10,239.47 2017 American Samoa: 11,863.68 New Caledonia: 32,354.71 World: 10,784.4 2018 American Samoa: 12,552.05 New Caledonia: 34,902.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 American Samoa: 12,886.14 New Caledonia: 33,411.34 World: 11,417.6 2020 American Samoa: 14,489.26 New Caledonia: 33,270.33 World: 10,999.49 2021 American Samoa: 15,236.16 New Caledonia: 35,311.55 World: 12,472.91 2022 American Samoa: 18,017.46 New Caledonia: 33,516.36 World: 12,876.24 2002 2008 2011 2014 2017 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

American Samoa New Caledonia World

50 60 70 80 1960 American Samoa: 65.05 New Caledonia: 52.34 World: 50.94 1961 American Samoa: 65.65 New Caledonia: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 American Samoa: 66.01 New Caledonia: 53.8 World: 55.29 1963 American Samoa: 66.16 New Caledonia: 54.53 World: 55.65 1964 American Samoa: 66.14 New Caledonia: 55.29 World: 56.1 1965 American Samoa: 66 New Caledonia: 56.07 World: 55.93 1966 American Samoa: 58.28 New Caledonia: 56.87 World: 56.45 1967 American Samoa: 65.81 New Caledonia: 57.69 World: 56.9 1968 American Samoa: 65.85 New Caledonia: 58.5 World: 57.34 1969 American Samoa: 66.05 New Caledonia: 59.3 World: 57.68 1970 American Samoa: 66.36 New Caledonia: 60.06 World: 57.94 1971 American Samoa: 66.77 New Caledonia: 60.79 World: 58.02 1972 American Samoa: 67.19 New Caledonia: 61.41 World: 58.84 1973 American Samoa: 67.6 New Caledonia: 62.1 World: 59.3 1974 American Samoa: 67.95 New Caledonia: 62.69 World: 59.7 1975 American Samoa: 68.26 New Caledonia: 63.24 World: 60.13 1976 American Samoa: 68.48 New Caledonia: 63.75 World: 60.45 1977 American Samoa: 68.7 New Caledonia: 64.24 World: 61.04 1978 American Samoa: 68.88 New Caledonia: 64.7 World: 61.39 1979 American Samoa: 69.11 New Caledonia: 65.15 World: 61.84 1980 American Samoa: 69.41 New Caledonia: 65.6 World: 62.15 1981 American Samoa: 69.73 New Caledonia: 65.99 World: 62.52 1982 American Samoa: 69.98 New Caledonia: 66.51 World: 62.87 1983 American Samoa: 70.16 New Caledonia: 66.97 World: 63.13 1984 American Samoa: 70.33 New Caledonia: 67.42 World: 63.44 1985 American Samoa: 70.53 New Caledonia: 67.84 World: 63.73 1986 American Samoa: 70.7 New Caledonia: 68.24 World: 64.12 1987 American Samoa: 70.83 New Caledonia: 68.6 World: 64.46 1988 American Samoa: 70.88 New Caledonia: 68.92 World: 64.67 1989 American Samoa: 70.93 New Caledonia: 69.22 World: 64.96 1990 American Samoa: 71.11 New Caledonia: 69.53 World: 65.11 1991 American Samoa: 71.31 New Caledonia: 69.82 World: 65.3 1992 American Samoa: 71.51 New Caledonia: 70.14 World: 65.55 1993 American Samoa: 71.54 New Caledonia: 70.5 World: 65.74 1994 American Samoa: 71.57 New Caledonia: 70.9 World: 65.96 1995 American Samoa: 71.57 New Caledonia: 71.31 World: 66.2 1996 American Samoa: 71.58 New Caledonia: 71.75 World: 66.52 1997 American Samoa: 71.61 New Caledonia: 72.2 World: 66.83 1998 American Samoa: 71.54 New Caledonia: 72.68 World: 67.07 1999 American Samoa: 71.48 New Caledonia: 73.14 World: 67.31 2000 American Samoa: 71.44 New Caledonia: 73.57 World: 67.65 2001 American Samoa: 71.57 New Caledonia: 73.96 World: 67.95 2002 American Samoa: 71.76 New Caledonia: 74.28 World: 68.23 2003 American Samoa: 71.7 New Caledonia: 74.5 World: 68.52 2004 American Samoa: 72.28 New Caledonia: 74.71 World: 68.77 2005 American Samoa: 72.38 New Caledonia: 74.87 World: 69.11 2006 American Samoa: 72.4 New Caledonia: 75.02 World: 69.47 2007 American Samoa: 72.37 New Caledonia: 75.18 World: 69.81 2008 American Samoa: 72.43 New Caledonia: 75.4 World: 70 2009 American Samoa: 70.84 New Caledonia: 75.68 World: 70.38 2010 American Samoa: 72.59 New Caledonia: 75.99 World: 70.68 2011 American Samoa: 72.66 New Caledonia: 76.32 World: 70.97 2012 American Samoa: 72.71 New Caledonia: 76.62 World: 71.26 2013 American Samoa: 72.77 New Caledonia: 76.87 World: 71.53 2014 American Samoa: 72.69 New Caledonia: 77.05 World: 71.78 2015 American Samoa: 72.65 New Caledonia: 77.21 World: 71.97 2016 American Samoa: 72.64 New Caledonia: 77.36 World: 72.19 2017 American Samoa: 72.8 New Caledonia: 77.5 World: 72.37 2018 American Samoa: 72.79 New Caledonia: 77.56 World: 72.64 2019 American Samoa: 72.75 New Caledonia: 77.26 World: 72.87 2020 American Samoa: 72.67 New Caledonia: 77.05 World: 72.18 2021 American Samoa: 72.71 New Caledonia: 77.11 World: 71.22 2022 American Samoa: 72.75 New Caledonia: 77.7 World: 72.97 2023 American Samoa: 72.85 New Caledonia: 78.77 World: 73.33 2024 American Samoa: 72.99 New Caledonia: 78.92 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

American Samoa New Caledonia World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 American Samoa: 6.58 New Caledonia: 5.44 World: 4.69 1961 American Samoa: 6.58 New Caledonia: 5.47 World: 4.56 1962 American Samoa: 6.6 New Caledonia: 5.39 World: 5.02 1963 American Samoa: 6.69 New Caledonia: 5.34 World: 5.31 1964 American Samoa: 6.78 New Caledonia: 5.37 World: 5.13 1965 American Samoa: 6.73 New Caledonia: 5.31 World: 5.08 1966 American Samoa: 6.62 New Caledonia: 5.25 World: 4.97 1967 American Samoa: 6.46 New Caledonia: 5.15 World: 4.87 1968 American Samoa: 6.28 New Caledonia: 5.06 World: 4.98 1969 American Samoa: 6.12 New Caledonia: 5.01 World: 4.88 1970 American Samoa: 5.95 New Caledonia: 5.07 World: 4.84 1971 American Samoa: 5.77 New Caledonia: 5.05 World: 4.69 1972 American Samoa: 5.52 New Caledonia: 5.05 World: 4.55 1973 American Samoa: 5.3 New Caledonia: 4.93 World: 4.42 1974 American Samoa: 5.14 New Caledonia: 4.69 World: 4.26 1975 American Samoa: 5.01 New Caledonia: 4.46 World: 4.07 1976 American Samoa: 4.93 New Caledonia: 4.23 World: 3.97 1977 American Samoa: 4.95 New Caledonia: 4.05 World: 3.84 1978 American Samoa: 4.87 New Caledonia: 3.88 World: 3.77 1979 American Samoa: 4.76 New Caledonia: 3.75 World: 3.76 1980 American Samoa: 4.63 New Caledonia: 3.66 World: 3.73 1981 American Samoa: 4.5 New Caledonia: 3.59 World: 3.71 1982 American Samoa: 4.37 New Caledonia: 3.48 World: 3.72 1983 American Samoa: 4.27 New Caledonia: 3.35 World: 3.59 1984 American Samoa: 4.25 New Caledonia: 3.16 World: 3.57 1985 American Samoa: 4.26 New Caledonia: 3.05 World: 3.53 1986 American Samoa: 4.28 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.51 1987 American Samoa: 4.3 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.48 1988 American Samoa: 4.31 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.39 1989 American Samoa: 4.41 New Caledonia: 3.06 World: 3.35 1990 American Samoa: 4.47 New Caledonia: 3.1 World: 3.31 1991 American Samoa: 4.53 New Caledonia: 3.07 World: 3.13 1992 American Samoa: 4.56 New Caledonia: 2.95 World: 3.04 1993 American Samoa: 4.61 New Caledonia: 2.82 World: 2.97 1994 American Samoa: 4.38 New Caledonia: 2.72 World: 2.92 1995 American Samoa: 4.12 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.87 1996 American Samoa: 3.94 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.82 1997 American Samoa: 3.89 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.78 1998 American Samoa: 3.88 New Caledonia: 2.55 World: 2.75 1999 American Samoa: 3.89 New Caledonia: 2.48 World: 2.72 2000 American Samoa: 3.89 New Caledonia: 2.51 World: 2.73 2001 American Samoa: 3.87 New Caledonia: 2.42 World: 2.69 2002 American Samoa: 3.87 New Caledonia: 2.35 World: 2.66 2003 American Samoa: 3.91 New Caledonia: 2.27 World: 2.64 2004 American Samoa: 3.95 New Caledonia: 2.24 World: 2.63 2005 American Samoa: 3.86 New Caledonia: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 American Samoa: 3.69 New Caledonia: 2.24 World: 2.61 2007 American Samoa: 3.51 New Caledonia: 2.22 World: 2.6 2008 American Samoa: 3.42 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.6 2009 American Samoa: 3.36 New Caledonia: 2.19 World: 2.59 2010 American Samoa: 3.29 New Caledonia: 2.19 World: 2.57 2011 American Samoa: 3.17 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.55 2012 American Samoa: 3.04 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.56 2013 American Samoa: 2.93 New Caledonia: 2.17 World: 2.53 2014 American Samoa: 2.85 New Caledonia: 2.12 World: 2.52 2015 American Samoa: 2.78 New Caledonia: 2.08 World: 2.49 2016 American Samoa: 2.7 New Caledonia: 2.08 World: 2.49 2017 American Samoa: 2.6 New Caledonia: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 American Samoa: 2.49 New Caledonia: 2.04 World: 2.39 2019 American Samoa: 2.4 New Caledonia: 2.05 World: 2.35 2020 American Samoa: 2.36 New Caledonia: 2.02 World: 2.28 2021 American Samoa: 2.33 New Caledonia: 2.01 World: 2.25 2022 American Samoa: 2.31 New Caledonia: 2 World: 2.22 2023 American Samoa: 2.29 New Caledonia: 1.98 World: 2.2 2024 American Samoa: 2.27 New Caledonia: 1.96 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

American Samoa New Caledonia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.86 World: 4.14 1971 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.41 World: 4.04 1972 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.35 World: 4.16 1973 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.57 World: 4.32 1974 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 12.28 World: 4.23 1975 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.94 World: 4.14 1976 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.51 World: 4.31 1977 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.94 World: 4.36 1978 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.86 World: 4.42 1979 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.46 World: 4.46 1980 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 11.14 World: 4.33 1981 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.63 World: 4.18 1982 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 7.29 World: 4.05 1983 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 6.51 World: 4.01 1984 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 6.8 World: 4.07 1985 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.91 World: 4.05 1986 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.4 World: 4.04 1987 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.04 World: 4.1 1988 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.67 World: 4.16 1989 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.26 World: 4.16 1990 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.92 World: 4.15 1991 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.45 World: 4.1 1992 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.3 World: 4.01 1993 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.33 World: 3.97 1994 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.52 World: 3.94 1995 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.5 World: 3.99 1996 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.31 World: 4.01 1997 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.43 World: 4.02 1998 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 8.17 World: 3.98 1999 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 7.61 World: 3.95 2000 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.67 World: 4.01 2001 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 9.68 World: 4.01 2002 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.56 World: 4.02 2003 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 11.48 World: 4.15 2004 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.11 World: 4.28 2005 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 11.05 World: 4.39 2006 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 11 World: 4.48 2007 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 11.13 World: 4.59 2008 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.63 World: 4.56 2009 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 10.54 World: 4.45 2010 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 13.45 World: 4.67 2011 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 13.3 World: 4.76 2012 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 13.13 World: 4.77 2013 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 14.18 World: 4.81 2014 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 17.03 World: 4.78 2015 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 16.12 World: 4.7 2016 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 17.2 World: 4.65 2017 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 15.49 World: 4.67 2018 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 21.25 World: 4.73 2019 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 20.39 World: 4.7 2020 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 19.87 World: 4.47 2021 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 16.35 World: 4.68 2022 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 16.08 World: 4.67 2023 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 16.78 World: 4.68 2024 American Samoa: 0 New Caledonia: 17.08 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Population 46,029 2025
204th of 215		 295,333 2025
178th of 215
Population density 237.6 /km² 2023
56th of 214		 15.9 /km² 2023
194th of 214
Population growth -1.59 % 2025
210th of 215		 0.92 % 2025
105th of 215
Life expectancy 73.0 years 2024
124th of 215		 78.9 years 2024
58th of 215
Fertility rate 2.27 2024
88th of 215		 1.96 2024
104th of 215
Birth rate 15.0 ‰ 2024
105th of 215		 14.0 ‰ 2024
107th of 215
Urban population 80.5 % 2025
55th of 215		 68.2 % 2025
96th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.5 % 2025
110th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
86th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
186th of 215		 42.0 % 2025
90th of 215
Living in towns 75.7 % 2025
15th of 215		 23.9 % 2025
157th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.3 % 2025
109th of 215		 34.1 % 2025
67th of 215

Economy

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
GDP 871 mn US$ 2022 8.5 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 18,017 US$ 2022 29,213 US$ 2024
GDP growth 1.7 % 2022 -13.5 % 2024
Trade 124.7 % 2022 40.4 % 2024
Exports 47.0 % 2022 11.7 % 2024
GNI per capita - 30,070 US$ 2024
Inflation - 0.6 % 2016
FDI inflows - 8.5 % 2024
27th of 192
Manufacturing - 5.6 % 2017
Agriculture - 1.8 % 2019

Health

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Safe drinking water 90.5 % 2024
60th of 147		 96.9 % 2024
41st of 147

Governance

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Control of corruption 71.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
87th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.3 /100 2024
48th of 205		 -
Rule of law 75.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 75.6 /100 2024
33rd of 207
Regulatory quality 61.0 /100 2024
66th of 205		 -
Voice and accountability 73.1 /100 2024
41st of 205		 69.6 /100 2024
56th of 205
Political stability 87.3 /100 2024
13th of 207		 84.6 /100 2024
28th of 207

Environment

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
6th of 202		 17.08 t 2024
193rd of 202
GHG per capita 0.19 t 2024
5th of 202		 18.39 t 2024
190th of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2022
200th of 211		 9.6 % 2022
156th of 211
Forest area 85.2 % 2023
8th of 212		 45.8 % 2023
60th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.3 µg/m³ 2023
7th of 200		 -
Land area 200 km² 2023
202nd of 214		 18,280 km² 2023
152nd of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 5.3 Mt 2024
135th of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.01 % 2024
135th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.2 Gt 2024
133rd of 204

Energy

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Renewable electricity 5.6 % 2024
158th of 190		 26.9 % 2024
103rd of 190
Wind and solar 5.6 % 2024
98th of 190		 9.6 % 2024
74th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
35th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
127th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 5.6 % 2024
160th of 190		 26.9 % 2024
111th of 190
Fossil electricity 94.4 % 2024
160th of 190		 73.1 % 2024
111th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
6th of 188		 36.5 % 2024
167th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 622 g/kWh 2024
149th of 190		 564 g/kWh 2024
130th of 190
Electricity per capita 3.85 MWh 2024
78th of 191		 10.66 MWh 2024
17th of 191

Labour

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Unemployment - 11.2 % 2025
152nd of 181
Youth unemployment - 33.1 % 2025
167th of 181
Women in the labour force - 51.1 % 2025
112th of 181
Jobs in agriculture - 1.8 % 2025
157th of 181
Weekly hours worked - 35.3 h 2025
130th of 181
Youth NEET rate - 24.3 % 2025
126th of 181
Labour income share - 52.9 % 2025
26th of 114
Output per hour - 65.4 $ 2025
26th of 181

Food

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Calories per person - 3,016 kcal 2023
72nd of 155
Protein supply - 105.1 g 2022
52nd of 174
Animal protein supply - 60.1 g 2022
51st of 174
Fat supply - 121.1 g 2022
52nd of 174
Cereal import dependency - 91.7 % 2022
31st of 160

Society

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Internet use - 82.0 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions - 91.7 /100 2022
Electricity access - 100.0 % 2024
79th of 213

Refugees

Indicator American Samoa New Caledonia
Refugees from the country - 0 2024
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2024

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.