Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 49.9% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 15.9% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
be 23.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 22.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.6% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
be 12.3% 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 Nicaragua, on the other hand, 19.1 children do as of 2022.
have 14.0% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nicaragua, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.4% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nicaragua, that number is 83% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.2% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.2% more on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.3 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Nicaragua, that number is 910 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.