Quality of life comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
Life
be 11.8% less likely to die during infancy
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 11.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In American Samoa, on the other hand, 10.1 children do as of 2022.
have 82.4% more children
In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In American Samoa, there are 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In American Samoa, that number is 59% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 48.1% less likely to have internet access
In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In American Samoa, about 40.3% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 45.0% more coastline
British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this
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