Quality of life comparison

live 4.4 years less

In United Arab Emirates, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 49.2% more likely to be obese

In United Arab Emirates, 31.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 90.6% less money

United Arab Emirates has a GDP per capita of $67,100 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In United Arab Emirates, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

have 77.7% more children

In United Arab Emirates, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 14.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 5.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

be 66.0% less likely to have internet access

In United Arab Emirates, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 54.8% more on education

United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 48.8% more on healthcare

United Arab Emirates spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 69.4% less coastline

United Arab Emirates has a total of 1,318 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.