Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.7% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
be 22.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 18.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
have 42.4% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 13.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.6% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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
How big is Samoa compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.