Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in American Samoa instead of North Korea, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years less

In North Korea, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 76 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.

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be 6.3 times more likely to be obese

In North Korea, 11.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 75.9% of people as of 2024.

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Life

be 24.4% less likely to die during infancy

In North Korea, approximately 13.3 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.

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have 16.6% more children

In North Korea, there are approximately 12.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In American Samoa, there are 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 95.4% less coastline

North Korea has a total of 2,495 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2024), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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American Samoa: At a glance

American Samoa (sometimes abbreviated AS) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 224 sq km. Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was not reached by European explorers until the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.
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