Quality of life comparison

live 2.7 years less

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 85.7% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 53.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 35.0% higher top tax rate

Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

have 2.3 times more children

In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 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 Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Estonia, 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.

be 18.8% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 27.3% less on education

Estonia spends 6.6% 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

Estonia 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 89.4% less coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.