Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 83.2% less money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 45.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 18.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 14.7% more likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 45.4% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 23.1% more on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.8% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 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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