Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 21.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 44.2% less money
Peru has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 51.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
have 11.6% more children
In Peru, there are approximately 17.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 57.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 47.7% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 14.3% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.1% more on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.