American Samoa Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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American Samoa Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand American Samoa and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: American Samoa.

Etymology: The meaning of Samoa is disputed; some modern explanations are that the "sa" connotes "sacred" and "moa" indicates "center," so the name can mean "Holy Center"; alternatively, some assertions state that it can mean "place of the sacred moa bird" of Polynesian mythology; the name, however, may go back to Proto-Polynesian (PPn) times (before 1000 B.C.); a plausible PPn reconstruction has the first syllable as "sa'a" meaning "tribe or people" and "moa" meaning "deep sea or ocean" to convey the meaning "people of the deep sea".

Capital: Pago Pago.

Independence / foundation: None (territory of the US).

Population: 44,620

Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
1 EUR = 1.07 - 1.10 USD

Time zone: UTC-11

Languages spoken: Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8%.

Religions: Christian 98.3%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1%.

Climate: Tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October); little seasonal temperature variation.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $658 million.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $11,200.

Main airports: Pago Pago International Airport.

World heritage sites in American Samoa

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about American Samoa

- The American Samoa island of Tutuila has the largest concentration of fast food restaurants and is the biggest purchaser of fast food in the entire South Pacific. You can even find McDonald's

- In 1966, the United Nations offered American Samoa the chance to unite with the Independent States of Samoa as an independent country, but the majority of the people voted to remain a territory of the United States. American Samoans have US passports but are not recognised as US citizens and thus, cannot vote.

- American Samoa has earned the nickname "Football Island," as the islands produce more American football players than anywhere else in the world.

- About 93% of American Samoa's exports is canned tuna, and 100% of the exports go to the United States.

- The National Park of American Samoa is one of the most remote national parks in the United States, with only 5,000 visitors in 2015.

Further reading: https://www.onceinalifetimejourney.com/once-in-a-lifetime-journeys/pacific/guide-to-american-samoa/

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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