If you lived in Samoa instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 6.4 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 84.3% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $37,507 as of 2024, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Samoa, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 19.5% less likely to have internet access

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 93.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.

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Expenditures

spend 85.1% more on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 67.5% less CO2

Turks and Caicos Islands emits 4.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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