Quality of life comparison

be 91.5% more likely to be obese

In Jamaica, 24.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 41.7% less money

Jamaica has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Jamaica, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 28.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Jamaica, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 40.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Jamaica, approximately 99.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.7% more likely to be literate

In Jamaica, the literacy rate is 88.7% as of 2015. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

have 20.5% more children

In Jamaica, there are approximately 15.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 52.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Jamaica, approximately 11.2 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 20.0% less on education

Jamaica spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 19.7% less on healthcare

Jamaica spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 60.6% less coastline

Jamaica has a total of 1,022 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.