Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 5.7 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.8% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 37.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.
see 84.6% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.
have 89.0% fewer doctors per person
Argentina has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Samoa has 5.6 as of 2021.
have 30.4% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Samoa scores 55 as of 2021.
be 51.1% more likely to die by suicide
Argentina has a suicide rate of 7.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 60.6% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 33.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.
be 53.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Samoa, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.0% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.9% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Infrastructure
find 96.6% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 60.1% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 17.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Samoa, it causes 34.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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