Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 72.1% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.
see 65.3% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.
have 78.3% fewer doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Samoa has 5.6 as of 2021.
have 26.7% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Samoa scores 55 as of 2021.
be 72.7% more likely to die by suicide
Mexico has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
make 57.7% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.5% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 23.3% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Safety
be 20.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Samoa, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.0% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 56.0% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Samoa, it causes 34.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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