Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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
be 51.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 10.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
pay a 18.2% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 81.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $33,400 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 56.4% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 19.6% less coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.