Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.4 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 16.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.7 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 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, 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, 12.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 13.1% less likely to have internet access

In Guernsey, approximately 86.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 8.1 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2024), World Bank (2024–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Samoa is 57.6% cheaper than Guernsey overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Guernsey is about 36 times smaller than Samoa.
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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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