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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 11.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Armenia has a top tax rate of 36.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 71.2% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $20,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 13.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 79.0% more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 10.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 39.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 12.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 56.6% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 71.4% more on education

Armenia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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