Quality of life comparison

live 4.6 years less

In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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 34.8% more likely to be obese

In Qatar, 35.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 94.7% less money

Qatar has a GDP per capita of $113,200 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 75.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Qatar, 0.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

have 2.0 times more children

In Qatar, there are approximately 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Qatar, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Qatar, approximately 6.6 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 Qatar, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 50.0% more on education

Qatar spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.2% more on healthcare

Qatar spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 28.4% less coastline

Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.