Puerto Rico vs American Samoa Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Puerto Rico vs American Samoa)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Puerto Rico and American Samoa are tied overall, each leading in 3 of 6 comparable indicators. Puerto Rico's strongest global position is 38th (2024) in Life expectancy at birth, total (years). American Samoa's strongest global position is 16th (2023) in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate.
- Puerto Rico wins against American Samoa in GDP growth (annual %): 3.18 (2024, ranked 109th) vs 1.74 (2022, ranked 171st).
- Puerto Rico wins against American Samoa in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 81.90 (2024, ranked 38th) vs 72.99 (2024, ranked 126th).
- Puerto Rico wins against American Samoa in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 0.64 (2023, ranked 55th) vs 0.51 (2023, ranked 62nd).
- American Samoa wins against Puerto Rico in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 1.25 (2023, ranked 28th) vs 0.02 (2023, ranked 89th).
- American Samoa wins against Puerto Rico in Rule of Law: Estimate: 1.21 (2023, ranked 30th) vs 0.49 (2023, ranked 66th).
- American Samoa wins against Puerto Rico in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 1.11 (2023, ranked 16th) vs 0.51 (2023, ranked 78th).
| Metric | Puerto Rico(3) | American Samoa(3) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) 3.18 (109/214) | (2022) 1.74 (171/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 44,205.75 (49/199) | - |
| Gini index | - | - |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2022) 87.29 (66/213) | - |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 81.90 (38/217) | (2024) 72.99 (126/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | (2023) 80.30 (119/197) | - |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 5.99 (111/187) | - |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) 0.64 (55/205) | (2023) 0.51 (62/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) 0.02 (89/205) | (2023) 1.25 (28/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) 0.49 (66/205) | (2023) 1.21 (30/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) 0.51 (78/205) | (2023) 1.11 (16/205) |