Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Barbados instead of American Samoa, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 55.4% more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 73.3% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

have 31.8% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 69.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In American Samoa, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Barbados, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 16.4% less coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

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

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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