If you lived in Samoa instead of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), you would:

Health

live 2.7 years less

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 92.7% less money

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a GDP per capita of $70,800 as of 2015, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 10.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

Life

have 72.5% more children

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2012. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 21.2% less likely to have internet access

In Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 68.7% less coastline

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) has a total of 1,288 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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