American Samoa vs United States: Urban area long term, per capita
American Samoa
0.0009 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.0007 units per person
in 2025
American Samoa rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Urban area long term, per capita over time
- American Samoa
- United States
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, American Samoa or United States?
- American Samoa, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between American Samoa and United States?
- 0.0002 units per person, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and United States rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?
- American Samoa ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.