Quality of life comparison

be 87.7% more likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 100.0% more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 91.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 37.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 37.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 94.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 11.2% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 18.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 40.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 18.2% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 84.1% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.