Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Greenland, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Greenland, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 87.6% less money

Greenland has a GDP per capita of $41,800 as of 2015, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 10.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Greenland, 9.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 35.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Greenland, 16.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

have 39.3% more children

In Greenland, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 94.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Greenland, approximately 8.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 12.2% more likely to have internet access

In Greenland, approximately 69.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 52.9% less on education

Greenland spends 10.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.1% less coastline

Greenland has a total of 44,087 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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