Quality of life comparison

be 78.2% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

live 7.6 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 65.1% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.

have 49.8% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 13.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 48.7% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 51.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Gambia, 49% of the population do as of 2019.

spend 39.6% less on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 40.6% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 80.1% less coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.