Marshall Islands or Samoa: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Samoa wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Samoa 0:1
- Climate and health: Samoa 1:6
- Law and institutions: Samoa 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Marshall Islands
Indicator
Samoa
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
4.2 per 100,000 residents
1994
6.3 per 100,000 residents
2018
Costs and work
Better: Samoa (0 : 1)GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$8,964
20254% lower
✓$9,319
20254% higher
Climate and health
Better: Samoa (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗67.1 years
20247% lower
✓71.8 years
20247% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗65.0 years
20247% lower
✓70.0 years
20248% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗69.5 years
20246% lower
✓73.8 years
20246% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.6 years
20235% lower
✓75.6 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗97.73%
20241% lower
✓98.77%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗97.33%
20241% lower
✓98.51%
20241% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓4.1 µg/m³ per year
202311% lower
✗4.6 µg/m³ per year
202312% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Samoa (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗0.95 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202510% lower
✓1.06 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202512% higher
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗0.35 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202547% lower
✓0.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202589% higher
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Marshall Islands, Samoa.