Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 84.1% less money

Latvia has a GDP per capita of $37,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 49.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 17.4% higher top tax rate

Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 18.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 13.1% less likely to have internet access

In Latvia, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% less on education

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

spend 29.3% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 19.1% less coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, 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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