Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 7.2 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 38.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 22.2% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 42.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.5% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 58.5% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 25.0% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 24.3% more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.