Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guam, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2001. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

make 82.3% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2016, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 15.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

Life

be 48.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 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 58.0% less likely to have internet access

In Guam, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 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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