Quality of life comparison

be 87.7% more likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 40.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 13.3% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 18.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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.

have 10.9% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 30.8% more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 88.2% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 84.1% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.