American Samoa vs Fiji: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
American Samoa
2.27 births per woman
in 2024
Fiji
2.27 births per woman
in 2024
American Samoa rank
88th
Fiji rank
87th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- American Samoa
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2.27 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 88th and Fiji ranks 87th of 215 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 0.7881 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 births per woman | 4.23 births per woman | 0.9929 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 4.36 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman | 0.6416 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | 0.9778 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 births per woman | 2.91 births per woman | 0.8213 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.55 births per woman | 0.2779 births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.31 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 0 births per woman | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, American Samoa or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 2.27 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between American Samoa and Fiji?
- 0 births per woman, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Fiji?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Fiji rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- American Samoa ranks 88th and Fiji ranks 87th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.