Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 84.6% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 11.7% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

live 6.8 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Djibouti, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Economy

make 78.3% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Djibouti, the GDP per capita is $3,906 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

have 39.6% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Djibouti, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 4.3 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 Djibouti, on the other hand, 43.0 children do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 10.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Djibouti, that number is 65% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.

View global rankings →

be 62.0% more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Djibouti, about 65.3% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

be 20.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Djibouti, 80% of people do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Djibouti, that number is 314 km.

View global rankings →

Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

Compare further: American Samoa vs. Djibouti

Size Comparison · See true size
American Samoa is about 104 times smaller than Djibouti.
→
Moving from American Samoa to Djibouti · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→

Djibouti: At a glance

Djibouti is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 23,180 sq km. The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential elections resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to begin a third term in 2011. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the United States. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier.
Read more

How big is Djibouti compared to American Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Djibouti or American Samoa. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.