Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Estonia, you would:

Health

live 2.7 years less

In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 82.3% less money

Estonia has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

pay a 35.0% higher top tax rate

Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Estonia, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Estonia, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 64.6% less likely to have internet access

In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 89.4% less coastline

Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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