American Samoa vs Palau

American Samoa (Oceania) and Palau (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 Palau World

5,000 10k 15k 20k 2002 American Samoa: 8,972.7 Palau: 8,340.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 American Samoa: 9,197.66 Palau: 7,862.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 American Samoa: 8,958.43 Palau: 8,393.73 World: 6,818 2005 American Samoa: 8,831.27 Palau: 9,367.69 World: 7,290.57 2006 American Samoa: 8,745.17 Palau: 9,737.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 American Samoa: 9,231.37 Palau: 10,155.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 American Samoa: 10,030.81 Palau: 10,471.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 American Samoa: 12,156.03 Palau: 9,837.5 World: 8,827.04 2010 American Samoa: 10,375.17 Palau: 10,018.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 American Samoa: 10,383.46 Palau: 10,795.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 American Samoa: 11,745.49 Palau: 12,098.41 World: 10,597.85 2013 American Samoa: 11,813.5 Palau: 12,820.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 American Samoa: 12,026.33 Palau: 13,854.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 American Samoa: 12,727.41 Palau: 15,938.37 World: 10,191.98 2016 American Samoa: 12,843.33 Palau: 17,043.67 World: 10,239.47 2017 American Samoa: 11,863.68 Palau: 16,280.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 American Samoa: 12,552.05 Palau: 16,179.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 American Samoa: 12,886.14 Palau: 15,841.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 American Samoa: 14,489.26 Palau: 14,556.31 World: 10,999.49 2021 American Samoa: 15,236.16 Palau: 13,267.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 American Samoa: 18,017.46 Palau: 13,934.95 World: 12,876.24 2002 2008 2011 2014 2017 2022

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

American Samoa Palau World

50 55 60 65 70 75 1960 American Samoa: 65.05 Palau: 54.85 World: 50.94 1961 American Samoa: 65.65 Palau: 55.09 World: 52.8 1962 American Samoa: 66.01 Palau: 55.38 World: 55.29 1963 American Samoa: 66.16 Palau: 55.57 World: 55.65 1964 American Samoa: 66.14 Palau: 55.8 World: 56.1 1965 American Samoa: 66 Palau: 55.94 World: 55.93 1966 American Samoa: 58.28 Palau: 56.21 World: 56.45 1967 American Samoa: 65.81 Palau: 56.54 World: 56.9 1968 American Samoa: 65.85 Palau: 56.89 World: 57.34 1969 American Samoa: 66.05 Palau: 57.25 World: 57.68 1970 American Samoa: 66.36 Palau: 57.67 World: 57.94 1971 American Samoa: 66.77 Palau: 58.11 World: 58.02 1972 American Samoa: 67.19 Palau: 58.56 World: 58.84 1973 American Samoa: 67.6 Palau: 59.02 World: 59.3 1974 American Samoa: 67.95 Palau: 59.49 World: 59.7 1975 American Samoa: 68.26 Palau: 60 World: 60.13 1976 American Samoa: 68.48 Palau: 60.47 World: 60.45 1977 American Samoa: 68.7 Palau: 60.9 World: 61.04 1978 American Samoa: 68.88 Palau: 61.29 World: 61.39 1979 American Samoa: 69.11 Palau: 61.62 World: 61.84 1980 American Samoa: 69.41 Palau: 61.91 World: 62.15 1981 American Samoa: 69.73 Palau: 62.14 World: 62.52 1982 American Samoa: 69.98 Palau: 62.33 World: 62.87 1983 American Samoa: 70.16 Palau: 62.48 World: 63.13 1984 American Samoa: 70.33 Palau: 62.64 World: 63.44 1985 American Samoa: 70.53 Palau: 62.72 World: 63.73 1986 American Samoa: 70.7 Palau: 62.75 World: 64.12 1987 American Samoa: 70.83 Palau: 62.77 World: 64.46 1988 American Samoa: 70.88 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.67 1989 American Samoa: 70.93 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.96 1990 American Samoa: 71.11 Palau: 62.79 World: 65.11 1991 American Samoa: 71.31 Palau: 62.85 World: 65.3 1992 American Samoa: 71.51 Palau: 62.93 World: 65.55 1993 American Samoa: 71.54 Palau: 62.98 World: 65.74 1994 American Samoa: 71.57 Palau: 63.1 World: 65.96 1995 American Samoa: 71.57 Palau: 63.26 World: 66.2 1996 American Samoa: 71.58 Palau: 63.46 World: 66.52 1997 American Samoa: 71.61 Palau: 63.71 World: 66.83 1998 American Samoa: 71.54 Palau: 63.95 World: 67.07 1999 American Samoa: 71.48 Palau: 64.23 World: 67.31 2000 American Samoa: 71.44 Palau: 64.5 World: 67.65 2001 American Samoa: 71.57 Palau: 64.8 World: 67.95 2002 American Samoa: 71.76 Palau: 65.08 World: 68.23 2003 American Samoa: 71.7 Palau: 65.45 World: 68.52 2004 American Samoa: 72.28 Palau: 65.82 World: 68.77 2005 American Samoa: 72.38 Palau: 66.22 World: 69.11 2006 American Samoa: 72.4 Palau: 66.63 World: 69.47 2007 American Samoa: 72.37 Palau: 67.11 World: 69.81 2008 American Samoa: 72.43 Palau: 67.56 World: 70 2009 American Samoa: 70.84 Palau: 67.99 World: 70.38 2010 American Samoa: 72.59 Palau: 68.35 World: 70.68 2011 American Samoa: 72.66 Palau: 68.64 World: 70.97 2012 American Samoa: 72.71 Palau: 68.86 World: 71.26 2013 American Samoa: 72.77 Palau: 68.98 World: 71.53 2014 American Samoa: 72.69 Palau: 69.06 World: 71.78 2015 American Samoa: 72.65 Palau: 69.07 World: 71.97 2016 American Samoa: 72.64 Palau: 69.05 World: 72.19 2017 American Samoa: 72.8 Palau: 69.02 World: 72.37 2018 American Samoa: 72.79 Palau: 68.99 World: 72.64 2019 American Samoa: 72.75 Palau: 68.98 World: 72.87 2020 American Samoa: 72.67 Palau: 68.69 World: 72.18 2021 American Samoa: 72.71 Palau: 68.56 World: 71.22 2022 American Samoa: 72.75 Palau: 68.92 World: 72.97 2023 American Samoa: 72.85 Palau: 69.27 World: 73.33 2024 American Samoa: 72.99 Palau: 69.38 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

American Samoa Palau World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 American Samoa: 6.58 Palau: 7.19 World: 4.69 1961 American Samoa: 6.58 Palau: 7.17 World: 4.56 1962 American Samoa: 6.6 Palau: 7.15 World: 5.02 1963 American Samoa: 6.69 Palau: 7.12 World: 5.31 1964 American Samoa: 6.78 Palau: 7.08 World: 5.13 1965 American Samoa: 6.73 Palau: 7.01 World: 5.08 1966 American Samoa: 6.62 Palau: 6.93 World: 4.97 1967 American Samoa: 6.46 Palau: 6.84 World: 4.87 1968 American Samoa: 6.28 Palau: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 American Samoa: 6.12 Palau: 6.58 World: 4.88 1970 American Samoa: 5.95 Palau: 6.39 World: 4.84 1971 American Samoa: 5.77 Palau: 6.16 World: 4.69 1972 American Samoa: 5.52 Palau: 5.9 World: 4.55 1973 American Samoa: 5.3 Palau: 5.59 World: 4.42 1974 American Samoa: 5.14 Palau: 5.26 World: 4.26 1975 American Samoa: 5.01 Palau: 4.9 World: 4.07 1976 American Samoa: 4.93 Palau: 4.53 World: 3.97 1977 American Samoa: 4.95 Palau: 4.09 World: 3.84 1978 American Samoa: 4.87 Palau: 3.74 World: 3.77 1979 American Samoa: 4.76 Palau: 3.49 World: 3.76 1980 American Samoa: 4.63 Palau: 3.35 World: 3.73 1981 American Samoa: 4.5 Palau: 3.28 World: 3.71 1982 American Samoa: 4.37 Palau: 3.22 World: 3.72 1983 American Samoa: 4.27 Palau: 3.14 World: 3.59 1984 American Samoa: 4.25 Palau: 3.08 World: 3.57 1985 American Samoa: 4.26 Palau: 3.01 World: 3.53 1986 American Samoa: 4.28 Palau: 2.98 World: 3.51 1987 American Samoa: 4.3 Palau: 2.93 World: 3.48 1988 American Samoa: 4.31 Palau: 2.91 World: 3.39 1989 American Samoa: 4.41 Palau: 2.92 World: 3.35 1990 American Samoa: 4.47 Palau: 2.88 World: 3.31 1991 American Samoa: 4.53 Palau: 2.74 World: 3.13 1992 American Samoa: 4.56 Palau: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 American Samoa: 4.61 Palau: 2.73 World: 2.97 1994 American Samoa: 4.38 Palau: 2.66 World: 2.92 1995 American Samoa: 4.12 Palau: 2.55 World: 2.87 1996 American Samoa: 3.94 Palau: 2.39 World: 2.82 1997 American Samoa: 3.89 Palau: 2.19 World: 2.78 1998 American Samoa: 3.88 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.75 1999 American Samoa: 3.89 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.72 2000 American Samoa: 3.89 Palau: 1.82 World: 2.73 2001 American Samoa: 3.87 Palau: 1.87 World: 2.69 2002 American Samoa: 3.87 Palau: 1.92 World: 2.66 2003 American Samoa: 3.91 Palau: 1.96 World: 2.64 2004 American Samoa: 3.95 Palau: 1.99 World: 2.63 2005 American Samoa: 3.86 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 American Samoa: 3.69 Palau: 2 World: 2.61 2007 American Samoa: 3.51 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.6 2008 American Samoa: 3.42 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 American Samoa: 3.36 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 American Samoa: 3.29 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 American Samoa: 3.17 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.55 2012 American Samoa: 3.04 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 American Samoa: 2.93 Palau: 2.05 World: 2.53 2014 American Samoa: 2.85 Palau: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 American Samoa: 2.78 Palau: 2 World: 2.49 2016 American Samoa: 2.7 Palau: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 American Samoa: 2.6 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 American Samoa: 2.49 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.39 2019 American Samoa: 2.4 Palau: 1.98 World: 2.35 2020 American Samoa: 2.36 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.28 2021 American Samoa: 2.33 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.25 2022 American Samoa: 2.31 Palau: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 American Samoa: 2.29 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 American Samoa: 2.27 Palau: 1.88 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

American Samoa Palau World

0 50 100 150 200 250 1970 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 175.48 World: 4.14 1971 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 169.64 World: 4.04 1972 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 163.59 World: 4.16 1973 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 158.92 World: 4.32 1974 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 157.23 World: 4.23 1975 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 157.63 World: 4.14 1976 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 158.34 World: 4.31 1977 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 159.27 World: 4.36 1978 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 160.35 World: 4.42 1979 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 161.69 World: 4.46 1980 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 162.56 World: 4.33 1981 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 163.27 World: 4.18 1982 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 158.37 World: 4.05 1983 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 160.47 World: 4.01 1984 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 173.07 World: 4.07 1985 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 136.46 World: 4.05 1986 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 145.18 World: 4.04 1987 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 148.9 World: 4.1 1988 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 139.5 World: 4.16 1989 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 142.75 World: 4.16 1990 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 141.29 World: 4.15 1991 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 137.05 World: 4.1 1992 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 122.32 World: 4.01 1993 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 122.26 World: 3.97 1994 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 178.64 World: 3.94 1995 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 136.65 World: 3.99 1996 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 125.27 World: 4.01 1997 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 139.07 World: 4.02 1998 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 123.02 World: 3.98 1999 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 128.03 World: 3.95 2000 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 110.65 World: 4.01 2001 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 122.14 World: 4.01 2002 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 74.05 World: 4.02 2003 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 87.4 World: 4.15 2004 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 76.78 World: 4.28 2005 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 87.55 World: 4.39 2006 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 86.65 World: 4.48 2007 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 71.69 World: 4.59 2008 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 73.53 World: 4.56 2009 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 116.19 World: 4.45 2010 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 114.74 World: 4.67 2011 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 131.08 World: 4.76 2012 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 202.87 World: 4.77 2013 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 103.37 World: 4.81 2014 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 71.56 World: 4.78 2015 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 67.27 World: 4.7 2016 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 64.3 World: 4.65 2017 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 67.17 World: 4.67 2018 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 69.07 World: 4.73 2019 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 71.26 World: 4.7 2020 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 71.74 World: 4.47 2021 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 74.73 World: 4.68 2022 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 78.73 World: 4.67 2023 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 78.86 World: 4.68 2024 American Samoa: 0 Palau: 82.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Population 46,029 2025
204th of 215		 17,663 2025
213th of 215
Population density 237.6 /km² 2023
56th of 214		 38.5 /km² 2023
162nd of 214
Population growth -1.59 % 2025
210th of 215		 -0.18 % 2025
187th of 215
Life expectancy 73.0 years 2024
124th of 215		 69.4 years 2024
155th of 215
Fertility rate 2.27 2024
88th of 215		 1.88 2024
112th of 215
Birth rate 15.0 ‰ 2024
105th of 215		 10.7 ‰ 2024
144th of 215
Urban population 80.5 % 2025
55th of 215		 79.3 % 2025
61st of 215
Aged 65+ 8.5 % 2025
110th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
85th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
186th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in towns 75.7 % 2025
15th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in rural areas 24.3 % 2025
109th of 215		 60.5 % 2025
9th of 215
Infant mortality - 18.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196

Economy

Indicator American Samoa Palau
GDP 871 mn US$ 2022 345 mn US$ 2025
183rd of 186
GDP per capita 18,017 US$ 2022 19,532 US$ 2025
58th of 186
GDP growth 1.7 % 2022 6.3 % 2025
30th of 186
Trade 124.7 % 2022 105.8 % 2024
Exports 47.0 % 2022 32.7 % 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) - 23,052 int. $ 2025
83rd of 185
GNI per capita - 19,890 US$ 2025
52nd of 182
Inflation - -0.4 % 2025
160th of 165
FDI inflows - 21.5 % 2024
7th of 192
Manufacturing - 1.2 % 2024
Agriculture - 2.7 % 2024
Tax revenue - 18.1 % 2020
Government debt - 85.2 % 2019
47th of 56

Health

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Safe drinking water 90.5 % 2024
60th of 147		 90.8 % 2024
58th of 147
Health spending - 10.9 % 2023
18th of 192
Health spending per person - 1,684 US$ 2023
46th of 191
Physicians - 1.81 /1,000 2023
61st of 125
Under-5 mortality - 21.4 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Maternal mortality - 89 /100k 2023
126th of 194
Tobacco use - 23.0 % 2024
106th of 166

Governance

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Control of corruption 71.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
67th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.3 /100 2024
48th of 205		 51.5 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Rule of law 75.7 /100 2024
32nd of 207		 77.1 /100 2024
28th of 207
Regulatory quality 61.0 /100 2024
66th of 205		 62.5 /100 2024
59th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.1 /100 2024
41st of 205		 75.0 /100 2024
33rd of 205
Political stability 87.3 /100 2024
13th of 207		 87.1 /100 2024
16th of 207

Environment

Indicator American Samoa Palau
CO₂ per capita 0.00 t 2024
6th of 202		 82.84 t 2024
202nd of 202
GHG per capita 0.19 t 2024
5th of 202		 86.68 t 2024
202nd of 202
Renewable energy 0.4 % 2022
200th of 211		 0.9 % 2022
196th of 211
Forest area 85.2 % 2023
8th of 212		 90.5 % 2023
4th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.3 µg/m³ 2023
7th of 200		 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
14th of 200
Land area 200 km² 2023
202nd of 214		 460 km² 2023
190th of 214
Fossil CO₂ emissions - 0.2 Mt 2024
193rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ - 0.00 % 2024
192nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ - 0.0 Gt 2024
194th of 204

Energy

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Renewable electricity 5.6 % 2024
158th of 190		 -
Wind and solar 5.6 % 2024
98th of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
35th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 5.6 % 2024
160th of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 94.4 % 2024
160th of 190		 -
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
6th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 622 g/kWh 2024
149th of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 3.85 MWh 2024
78th of 191		 -

Human development

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Human Development Index - 0.786 2023
85th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.616 2023
84th of 169

Food

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
79th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 6.9 % 2024
75th of 124

Education

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Literacy - 99.8 % 2020
Secondary enrolment - 95.7 % 2024
48th of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 71.8 % 2024
81st of 128
Education spending - 3.4 % 2023
68th of 121
Expected schooling - 14.1 yrs 2023
84th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.3 yrs 2023
11th of 193

Society

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Internet use - 83.9 % 2024
83rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions - 135.4 /100 2023
Electricity access - 100.0 % 2024
85th of 213
Women in parliament - 25.0 % 2025
100th of 184

Refugees

Indicator American Samoa Palau
Refugees hosted - 5 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2024
Refugees from the country - 5 2023
Refugees from per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2023

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.