Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 82.9% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2023.

make 73.2% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $3,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 32.5% more children

In American Samoa, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 42.5% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 18.6% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 63.8% more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 21.8 times more coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

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

Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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