Quality of life comparison

live 11.3 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 6.1 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.3 times more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 53.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 32.5% lower top tax rate

Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

be 92.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 2.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 92.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 39.6% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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.

have 46.1% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 46% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 30.8% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

be 15.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.2 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.0% more on healthcare

Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 25.9% more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.