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American Samoa rankings 2026: where American Samoa places in 13 global Top 10s

American Samoa is #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources, #1 in 2 rankings and inside the top 10 of 5 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

American Samoa appears in 13 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where American Samoa is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources, where it is measured at 100 % (Population using improved water sources) as of 2026-11-02. American Samoa holds the #1 spot in 2 rankings and finishes inside the top 10 in 5 rankings.

Where American Samoa is number one

American Samoa leads the world in 2 rankings. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.

Top 10 finishes

American Samoa is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

American Samoa by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, American Samoa holds 4 positions: #8 of 50 in Most forested countries (79.65 % of land), #28 of 50 in Countries with the highest energy use per person (49.55 MWh), #36 of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (0 %) and #41 of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (3,633.1 kWh per person).

World and society

In world and society, American Samoa holds 3 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources (100 %), #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of international migrants (50.6 % of population) and #24 of 50 in Hottest countries by average surface temperature (26.94 °C).

Education and science

In education and science, American Samoa holds 2 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (14.72 % of GDP) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years).

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, American Samoa holds 2 positions: #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP (117.68 % of GDP) and #43 of 50 in Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) (124.68 % of GDP).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, American Samoa holds 1 position: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (100 % of new cases).

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, American Samoa holds 1 position: #9 of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (8.71 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, American Samoa moved in 11 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where American Samoa ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. American Samoa's lowest current positions are 43rd of 50 in Most trade-dependent economies (trade as share of GDP) (124.68 % of GDP), 41st of 50 in Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person (3,633.1 kWh per person) and 36th of 50 in Countries getting the most electricity from nuclear power (0 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes American Samoa

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit American Samoa's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about American Samoa

What is American Samoa's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#1 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources, with 100 % (Population using improved water sources) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include American Samoa?

13 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 2 rankings where it is #1.

Is American Samoa in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 5 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources, #1 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate and #2 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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