Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 2.5 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 63.1% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

Life

be 42.1% more likely to die during infancy

In American Samoa, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 69.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 31.9% more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance

Antigua and Barbuda is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 442 sq km. The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
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