Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 70.7% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 22.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 15.2 years less

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In Lesotho, that number is 58 years (55 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 94.0% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $1,089 as of 2025.

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Life

have 58.5% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Lesotho, there are 23.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.6 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 Lesotho, on the other hand, 56.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 28.5% more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Lesotho, about 51.8% do as of 2024.

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be 21.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In American Samoa, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Lesotho, 78% 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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Lesotho: At a glance

Lesotho is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 30,355 sq km. Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled the country during its first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995 and subsequently succeeded by his son, King LETSIE III, in 1996. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Batswana military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections of February 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties disputed how the electoral law was applied to award proportional seats in the Assembly. In May 2012, competitive elections involving 18 parties saw Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE form a coalition government - the first in the country's history - that ousted the 14-year incumbent, Pakalitha MOSISILI, who peacefully transferred power the following month.
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