Quality of life comparison

live 3.9 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 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 24.8% more likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 88.2% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 22.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 27.3% less on education

Kuwait 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 15.9% less on healthcare

Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 19.2% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.