Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in United States instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 5.9 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024. In United States, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 46.0% less likely to be obese

In American Samoa, 75.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In United States, that number is 41.0% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 5.0 times more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $18,017 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $90,027 as of 2025.

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Life

be 45.3% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 29.3% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 69.5% 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 United States, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 94.7% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 171.8 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 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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United States: At a glance

United States (sometimes abbreviated US or USA) is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 9,147,593 sq km. Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a secessionist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, an economic downturn during which about a quarter of the labor force lost its jobs. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. Since the end of World War II, the economy has achieved relatively steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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