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

Health

have 14.7% more doctors per person

Honduras has 4.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Samoa has 5.6 as of 2021.

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live 1.2 years less

In Honduras, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 76 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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be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Honduras, 31.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 14.3% less spent on your healthcare

Honduras spends $553 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.

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have 14.1% less access to essential health services

Honduras scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Samoa scores 55 as of 2021.

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be 4.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Honduras has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 63.2% more money

Honduras has a GDP per capita of $3,598 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.

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Life

be 12.3% more likely to be literate

In Honduras, the literacy rate is 88.2% as of 2024. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

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have 15.3% more children

In Honduras, there are approximately 21.6 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 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Honduras, approximately 47.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 28.4% more likely to have internet access

In Honduras, approximately 58.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 12.1% less on healthcare

Honduras spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 20.0% more on education

Honduras spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Geography

see 51.0% less coastline

Honduras has a total of 823 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Safety

be 48.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Honduras, road accidents kill 18.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Samoa, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 80.8% less home broadband

Honduras has 4.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 30.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Honduras, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Samoa, it causes 34.0 as of 2019.

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emit 40.4% more CO2

Honduras emits 1.1 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 (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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