Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.8 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 2.0 times more children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 96.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.2% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 33.6 times more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Infrastructure

find 98.6% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 90.1% less CO2

Gibraltar emits 16.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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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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