American Samoa vs Grenada
Grenada is 75% larger than American Samoa. American Samoa would fit into Grenada about 1.8 times.
American SamoaGrenadaAmerican Samoa moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
0.57×
American Samoa is 0.57× the area of Grenada. Put the other way, Grenada is 1.75× the size of American Samoa.
 American Samoa |  Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaGrenada: 1.75× the area | 199 km² | 349 km²#185 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationGrenada: 2.55× the population | 46,0292025 | 117,303#180 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityGrenada: 1.45× the density | 231 / km² | 336 / km²#24 of 194 |
| Urban populationAmerican Samoa: 2.19× the urban share | 81%2025 | 37%#157 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateAmerican Samoa: 1.54× the births per woman | 2.27 per woman2024 | 1.47 per woman#141 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthGrenada: 1.67 points higher | −1.59%2025 | +0.08%#152 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateAmerican Samoa: 1.3× the birth rate | 15.0 per 1,0002024 | 11.5 per 1,000#116 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateGrenada: 1.22× the death rate | 7.3 per 1,0002024 | 8.9 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15American Samoa: 7.3 points higher | 26.3%2025 | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Grenada: 4.1 points higher | 8.5%2025 | 12.6%#66 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationGrenada: 21.2 per 1,000 higher | −22.8 per 1,0002025 | −1.6 per 1,000#131 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 1.00 per 1,000#60 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyGrenada: 2.4 years longer | 73.0 years2024 | 75.4 years#83 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 16.4 per 1,000 births#75 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 1.38 per 1,000#97 of 178 · 2018 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.791#79 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $11,660#76 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPGrenada: 1.63× the economy | $871M2022 | $1.42B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $21,346#89 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthGrenada: 2.7 points higher | +1.7%2022 | +4.4%#58 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +0.6%#153 of 176 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.8%#92 of 149 · 2018 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 43.8#20 of 149 · 2018 |
| Foreign investment | — | 12.0% of GDP#11 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | 47.0% of GDP2022 | — |
| Internet users | — | 70%#119 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 96 per 100#135 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaAmerican Samoa: 1.55× the forest share | 80% of land2024 | 52% of land#44 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t a year2024 | 1.50 t a year#115 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyGrenada: 9.6 points higher | 0.4%2022 | 10.0%#142 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 95.6%#129 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Grenada: 2.56× the air pollution | 4.3 µg/m³2023 | 11.0 µg/m³#146 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landAmerican Samoa: 7.6 points higher | 16.4% of land2025 | 8.8% of land#147 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landGrenada: 0.3 points higher | 8.4% of land2024 | 8.7% of land#110 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 7.1%#105 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 2,350 mm#17 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityAmerican Samoa: 0.16 higher | +1.402025 | +1.24#18 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionAmerican Samoa: 0.68 higher | +1.182025 | +0.50#60 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rateAmerican Samoa: 1.86× the homicide rate | 25.5 per 100,0002018 | 13.7 per 100,000#21 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United States of America | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryunincorporated, unorganized Territory of the US with local self-government; republican form of territorial government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Pago Pago | Saint George's |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Official languages | English, Samoan | English, Grenadian Creole English |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−11 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 684 | +1 473 |
| Region | Polynesia, Oceania | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. American Samoa sits at about 14° S and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is American Samoa bigger than Grenada?
- No. American Samoa is 43% smaller than Grenada. American Samoa covers 199 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does American Samoa fit into Grenada?
- About 1.8 times: Grenada has 1.75× the area of American Samoa.
- Why do American Samoa and Grenada look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. American Samoa is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Grenada about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, American Samoa or Grenada?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 46,029. Density: American Samoa 231 per km², Grenada 336 per km².
- Where do people live longer, American Samoa or Grenada?
- In Grenada: life expectancy at birth is 75.4 years, against 73.0 — 2.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do American Samoa and Grenada have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — American Samoa: dependent territory; Grenada: constitutional monarchy.