Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Tunisia, that number is 15.5% as of 2017.

make 13.4% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2020.

Life

be 18.0% 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.

have 12.5% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tunisia, there are 14.6 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 Tunisia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 31.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tunisia, about 72.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.9 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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

Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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