Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 5.6 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 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.

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Life

have 3.0 times more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 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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Expenditures

spend 72.2% more on education

British Virgin Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 5.0 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.5% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 31.3% less CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 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 (2022–2024), The World Factbook. 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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