Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Dominica, you would:
Health
have 12.2% more access to essential health services
Dominica scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Samoa scores 55 as of 2021.
be 98.0% more likely to be obese
In Dominica, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.
see 51.0% less spent on your healthcare
Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.
have 51.6% fewer doctors per person
Dominica has 11.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2018. Samoa has 5.6 as of 2021.
Economy
make 46.6% less money
Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
be 63.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominica, approximately 33.3 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.
have 2.3 times more children
In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 35.3% more on healthcare
Dominica spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Safety
be 12.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Dominica, road accidents kill 11.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Samoa, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.8% less home broadband
Dominica has 20.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 26.0% more CO2
Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Dominica vs. Samoa
Samoa: At a glance
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