Quality of life comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 32.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 75.9% of people as of 2024.
Life
have 50.1% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In American Samoa, there are 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 9.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Costa Rica, 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 53.8% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 87.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In American Samoa, about 40.3% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 91.0% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2024), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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American Samoa: At a glance
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