Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Aruba, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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.
Economy
be 32.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Aruba, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
pay a 54.2% lower top tax rate
Aruba has a top tax rate of 59.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 83.6% less money
Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,442 as of 2017, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 62.5% more children
In Aruba, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 40.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Aruba, approximately 12.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 64.9% less likely to have internet access
In Aruba, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.7% less on education
Aruba spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, Ministerio di Finansas, Comunicacion, Utilidad y Energia.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Aruba? See an in-depth size comparison.