American Samoa vs Greenland: Population
American Samoa
47,544 people
in 2023
Greenland
55,951 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
211th
Greenland rank
209th
Population over time
- American Samoa
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 55,951 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa, a difference of 8,407 people.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.
American Samoa ranks 211th and Greenland ranks 209th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 105 people | 1,050 people | 945 people | Greenland |
| 1100s | 157 people | 1,072 people | 915 people | Greenland |
| 1200s | 236 people | 1,093 people | 857 people | Greenland |
| 1300s | 355 people | 1,116 people | 761 people | Greenland |
| 1400s | 533 people | 1,138 people | 605 people | Greenland |
| 1500s | 799 people | 1,162 people | 363 people | Greenland |
| 1600s | 1,199 people | 1,185 people | 14 people | American Samoa |
| 1700s | 1,799 people | 1,210 people | 589 people | American Samoa |
| 1710s | 1,894 people | 1,361 people | 533 people | American Samoa |
| 1720s | 1,993 people | 1,531 people | 462 people | American Samoa |
| 1730s | 2,098 people | 1,723 people | 375 people | American Samoa |
| 1740s | 2,209 people | 1,938 people | 271 people | American Samoa |
| 1750s | 2,325 people | 2,180 people | 145 people | American Samoa |
| 1760s | 2,447 people | 2,453 people | 6 people | Greenland |
| 1770s | 2,576 people | 2,759 people | 183 people | Greenland |
| 1780s | 2,712 people | 3,104 people | 392 people | Greenland |
| 1790s | 2,854 people | 3,493 people | 639 people | Greenland |
| 1800s | 3,005 people | 3,929 people | 924 people | Greenland |
| 1810s | 3,163 people | 4,420 people | 1,257 people | Greenland |
| 1820s | 3,339 people | 4,973 people | 1,634 people | Greenland |
| 1830s | 3,524 people | 5,595 people | 2,071 people | Greenland |
| 1840s | 3,720 people | 6,294 people | 2,574 people | Greenland |
| 1850s | 3,927 people | 7,081 people | 3,154 people | Greenland |
| 1860s | 4,145 people | 7,966 people | 3,821 people | Greenland |
| 1870s | 4,663 people | 8,962 people | 4,299 people | Greenland |
| 1880s | 5,246 people | 10,082 people | 4,836 people | Greenland |
| 1890s | 5,902 people | 11,343 people | 5,441 people | Greenland |
| 1900s | 6,639 people | 12,761 people | 6,122 people | Greenland |
| 1910s | 7,469 people | 14,356 people | 6,887 people | Greenland |
| 1920s | 8,963 people | 16,150 people | 7,187 people | Greenland |
| 1930s | 10,756 people | 18,169 people | 7,413 people | Greenland |
| 1940s | 12,908 people | 20,440 people | 7,532 people | Greenland |
| 1950s | 19,727 people | 26,343 people | 6,616 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 23,134 people | 38,033 people | 14,898 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 29,265 people | 48,408 people | 19,143 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 38,560 people | 52,826 people | 14,266 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 51,679 people | 55,902 people | 4,223 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 56,541 people | 56,689 people | 148 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 53,010 people | 56,344 people | 3,334 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 48,734 people | 56,034 people | 7,300 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, American Samoa or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 55,951 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between American Samoa and Greenland?
- 8,407 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Greenland?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Greenland rank globally for population?
- American Samoa ranks 211th and Greenland ranks 209th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.