American Samoa vs Marshall Islands

American Samoa and Marshall Islands compared on 8 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• American Samoa has about 1.3 times as many people as Marshall Islands: 46,029 against 36,282 in 2025.
• GDP per person in American Samoa ($18,017 in 2022) is about 2.1 times as high as in Marshall Islands ($8,489 in 2025).
• The economy grew faster in Marshall Islands (2.3% in 2025) than in American Samoa (1.7% in 2022), a difference of 0.6 percentage points.
• A baby born in American Samoa can expect to live 5.9 years longer than one born in Marshall Islands: 73 years against 67.1 years in 2024.
• The population of American Samoa is older: half of its people are over 28.4 years, against 20.7 years in Marshall Islands in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Marshall Islands (65.9% in 2024) than in American Samoa (0% in 1990), a difference of 65.9 percentage points.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in American Samoa (79.6%) than in Marshall Islands (53.6%), a difference of 26 percentage points in 2024.