Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Anguilla instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 17.7 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Anguilla, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.9 times more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Anguilla, the GDP per capita is $12,200 as of 2008.

Life

be 93.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Anguilla, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 57.9% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Anguilla, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 94.5% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Anguilla, that number is 61 km.

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

Anguilla: At a glance

Anguilla is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 91 sq km. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
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