If you lived in American Samoa instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

be 62.4% more likely to be obese

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 46.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 75.9% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 28.6% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in American Samoa, the GDP per capita is $18,017 as of 2022.

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Life

be 27.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 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 27.7% more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 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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Basic Needs

be 41.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 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.

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be 47.6% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In American Samoa, about 40.3% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 14.1% less coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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