Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.7 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 84.8% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.3 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 22.4% less likely to have internet access

In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 50.8% more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.9 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Infrastructure

find 95.0% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 68.9% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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