Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.8 years longer

In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 15.4% more money

Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 16.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Tuvalu, 26.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 41.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Tuvalu, approximately 28.9 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.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 59.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tuvalu, approximately 49.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 75.3% less on healthcare

Tuvalu spends 21.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 16.8 times more coastline

Tuvalu has a total of 24 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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