Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 77.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
make 53.3% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 40.4% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.7% less on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.4 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 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
How big is Samoa compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.