Quality of life comparison

live 2.0 years less

In Croatia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 93.9% more likely to be obese

In Croatia, 24.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

pay a 42.8% lower top tax rate

Croatia has a top tax rate of 47.2% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 85.5% less money

Croatia has a GDP per capita of $41,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 60.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Croatia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 21.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Croatia, 18.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

have 2.2 times more children

In Croatia, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Croatia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 94.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Croatia, approximately 8.7 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.

spend 12.7% less on education

Croatia spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.1% less on healthcare

Croatia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 93.1% less coastline

Croatia has a total of 5,835 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.