Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Andorra instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 73.4% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Andorra, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2024.
see 11.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Andorra spends $5,519 as of 2023.
have 9.0 times more doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Andorra has 50.7 as of 2023.
have 43.6% more access to essential health services
Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Andorra scores 79 as of 2021.
Economy
make 9.2 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Andorra, the GDP per capita is $54,292 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 101.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Andorra, 11.0 women do as of 2023.
be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Andorra, on the other hand, 2.4 children do as of 2024.
have 72.6% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Andorra, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.4% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Andorra, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.2% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Andorra spends 1.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 13.6% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Andorra, that number is 7.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 58.8% less likely to be murdered
Samoa has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Andorra, that number is 2.6 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 74.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Andorra, they kill 2.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 59.5 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Andorra has 52.4 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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