Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In American Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.8 times more money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 78.7% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 66.0% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 47.8% fewer children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 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 Estonia, 100% of the population do 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 Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 32.7 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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