Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in District of Columbia instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In District of Columbia, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2019.

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Basic Needs

be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

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American Samoa is about 1.3 times bigger than District of Columbia.
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