Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 11.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

make 79.1% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $28,700 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

Life

have 26.2% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 26.3% more on education

Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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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