Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 83.9% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 12.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 12.0 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 90.8% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.5 times more 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 Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.7% less likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.

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be 30.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Benin, 70% of people do as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Benin: At a glance

Benin is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 110,622 sq km. Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent. YAYI, who won a second five-year term in March 2011, has attempted to stem corruption and has strongly promoted accelerating Benin's economic growth.
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