Quality of life comparison

live 2.3 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 38.8% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,300 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 27.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

have 16.8% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 47.7% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 17.9% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 17.1% more on education

Ecuador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 82.0% less coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.