Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 79.2% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 41.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 71.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
pay a 28.9% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 60.9% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 64.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 43.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Suriname, approximately 30.2 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 24.9% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.