Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the GDP per capita is $23,300 as of 2020.

be 84.9% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 4.5% as of 1997.

Life

be 17.0% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, on the other hand, 8.3 children do as of 2022.

have 26.7% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 69.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2012. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 16.4% more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Saint Kitts and Nevis, that number is 135 km.

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis: At a glance

Saint Kitts and Nevis is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 261 sq km. Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts.
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