Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 19.7% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 7.5 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.
see 87.3% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.
have 83.8% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Samoa has 5.6 as of 2021.
have 30.4% less access to essential health services
Estonia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Samoa scores 55 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 82.9% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.4% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 89.4% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Safety
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Samoa, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 97.5% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 79.4% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Samoa, it causes 34.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
Compare further: Estonia vs. Samoa
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