Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 5.3 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
pay a 22.2% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 51.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 64.5% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 59.0% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% more on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 24.3% more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.