Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of American Samoa, you would:
Economy
be 94.3% less likely to be unemployed
In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 75.0% less money
American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 29.2% more children
In American Samoa, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 42.5% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.1% less likely to have internet access
In American Samoa, approximately 31.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.8 times more coastline
American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to American Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.