Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of American Samoa, you would:

Economy

make 39.3% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2023.

be 20.8% more likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.

Life

have 35.0% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 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 Marshall Islands, that number is 100% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.

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

Marshall Islands: At a glance

Marshall Islands (sometimes abbreviated RMI) is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 181 sq km. After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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