Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 13.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 58.0% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Expenditures

spend 37.6% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 29.7% more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 82.0% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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