Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 46.5% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.2 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $89,700 as of 2020.
be 35.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Ireland, however, that number is 13.1% as of 2018.
pay a 77.8% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 79.6% less 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 35.9% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ireland, about 92.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ireland spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.6 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Ireland: At a glance
How big is Ireland compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.