Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Andorra, you would:

Health

live 8.2 years less

In Andorra, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 84.8% more likely to be obese

In Andorra, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 89.6% less money

Andorra has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2015, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Andorra, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

Life

have 2.7 times more children

In Andorra, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Andorra, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Andorra, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.8% less on healthcare

Andorra spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 65.5% more on education

Andorra spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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