Quality of life comparison

live 2.7 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 55.2% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

make 7.0 times more money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 34.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

pay a 25.9% lower top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 91.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 79.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 56.4% fewer children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 23.2% more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

spend 37.5% more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 47.2% more on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 9.4 times more coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.