Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 99.6% more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 12.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate

Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 17.8% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $7,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.0% more likely to be literate

In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 10.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

have 14.6% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 13.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Nicaragua, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 36.8% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Nicaragua, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 38.4% less on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 55.7% less coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, 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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