Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 6.9 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Anguilla, that number is 8.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 69.5% less likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 28.1% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Anguilla, there are 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 31.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Anguilla, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 47.4% less coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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