Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of American Samoa, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 74.7% 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 Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 67.3% fewer children
In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 69.5% 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 Hong Kong, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this
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Hong Kong: At a glance
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