Quality of life comparison

live 3.9 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 24.8% more likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 87.4% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 65.7% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 27.3% less on education

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

spend 16.4% more on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 19.2% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.