Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.8 years longer

In Burundi, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 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 8.8 times more likely to be obese

In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 6.7 times more money

Burundi has a GDP per capita of $900 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 66.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burundi, 64.6% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 10.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Burundi, 0.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burundi, approximately 494.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.7% more likely to be literate

In Burundi, the literacy rate is 74.7% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Burundi, approximately 37.8 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.

have 45.7% fewer children

In Burundi, there are approximately 34.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 9.5 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burundi, approximately 10% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 13.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Burundi, approximately 5.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burundi, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 18.5% less on healthcare

Burundi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

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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