World Bank · 14 metrics compared
American Samoa vs Fiji
American Samoa and Fiji compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. American Samoa leads in 2 of the comparable categories.
2
American Samoa wins
1
Fiji wins
| Metric | American Samoa | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 47,521 | 924,145 |
| GDP Per Capita | - | $5,926 |
| Life Expectancy | 72.9 | 67.3 |
| Population Growth Rate | -1.71 | 0.51 |
| Urban Population | 81.4% | 58.6% |
| Fertility Rate | 2.29 | 2.28 |
| Infant Mortality (per 1000) | - | 23.5 |
| Literacy Rate | - | - |
| Unemployment Rate | - | 5.3% |
| Internet Users | - | 72.6% |
| CO2 Per Capita (tonnes) | - | - |
| Physicians Per 1000 | - | - |
| Gini Index | - | 30.7 |
| Forest Area | 85.2% | 63.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
American Samoa has a population of 47,521 compared to Fiji's 924,145.
Across the metrics compared, American Samoa leads in 2 categories while Fiji leads in 1. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.
International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.
Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.
Comparing American Samoa and Fiji on U.S. population demographics requires lining up the underlying the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.
Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual American Samoa and Fiji detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.