Quality of life comparison
If you lived in American Samoa instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 3.3 times more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In American Samoa, that number is 75.9% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in American Samoa, the GDP per capita is $18,017 as of 2022.
Life
be 52.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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 Venezuela, 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 47.4% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In American Samoa, about 40.3% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 95.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In American Samoa, that number is 116 km.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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