Quality of life comparison

live 7.4 years less

In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 98.7% more likely to be obese

In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate

Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 87.1% less money

Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

have 2.6 times more children

In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 6.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 17.0% less likely to have internet access

In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 50.5% less on healthcare

Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 91.9% less coastline

Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.