Quality of life comparison

live 3.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

make 66.3% less money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 93.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.0% more likely to be literate

In Guyana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 23.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 14.9% more children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 30.6% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 12.2% less coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.