Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Health

live 2.6 years longer

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 71.4% more likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 62.9% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

Life

be 54.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 55.8% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 68.7% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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