Quality of life comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 75.9% of people as of 2024.
Life
have 78.5% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In American Samoa, there are 15.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 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 Russia, 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 57.3% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In American Samoa, about 40.3% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 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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