Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 50.1% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
pay a 14.8% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Latvia, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
be 18.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
be 12.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Latvia, however, that number is 22.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 55.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.5% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
have 54.6% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Latvia, about 89.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 23.6% more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Latvia, that number is 498 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Latvia: At a glance
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