Afghanistan or American Samoa: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
American Samoa wins on more indicators: 9 of 9 against 0.
- Safety and trust: American Samoa 0:2
- Climate and health: American Samoa 0:5
- Law and institutions: American Samoa 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Afghanistan
Indicator
American Samoa
Safety and trust
Better: American Samoa (0 : 2)Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.22 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗4.0 per 100,000 residents
2021
✓0.0 per 100,000 residents
2019
Costs and work
no winnerGDP per capita
no data for one of the places
$2,236
2024
no data
Climate and health
Better: American Samoa (0 : 5)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗66.3 years
20249% lower
✓73.0 years
202410% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗64.7 years
20248% lower
✓70.3 years
20249% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗67.8 years
202411% lower
✓76.0 years
202412% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗72.5 years
20235% lower
✓76.5 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
95.17%
2024
no data
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
94.70%
2024
no data
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗37.9 µg/m³ per year
2023781% higher
✓4.3 µg/m³ per year
202389% lower
Law and institutions
Better: American Samoa (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.85 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.31 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.18 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Afghanistan, American Samoa.