Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In American Samoa, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 6.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In American Samoa, that number is 29.8% as of 2005.

Basic Needs

be 40.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Fiji, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In American Samoa, that number is 59% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2012.

be 38.0% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In American Samoa, about 31.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 89.7% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.

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

American Samoa: At a glance

American Samoa (sometimes abbreviated AS) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 224 sq km. Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
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