Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 14.3 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 94.6% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $115,700 as of 2015, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Monaco, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 6.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 9.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 1.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 64.9% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 4.0 times more on education

Monaco spends 1.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 4.3 times more on healthcare

Monaco spends 1.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 98.3 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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