Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 59.7% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

make 48.2% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $5,800 as of 2003.

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 31.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niue, about 80.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 44.8% less coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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