Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 7.6 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate

China has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 72.9% less money

China has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In China, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 84.3% more children

In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 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.

Expenditures

spend 33.3% more on education

China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 97.2% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Administration of Taxation, 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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