Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 39.9% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.4 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 85.8% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 68.8% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 3.9 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 Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 62.5% 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 Kiribati, that number is 96% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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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 Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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be 20.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Kiribati, 79% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 9.9 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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

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American Samoa is about 3.6 times smaller than Kiribati.
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Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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