Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 40.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Colombia, 36.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 18.2% lower top tax rate

Colombia has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 68.1% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

Life

be 21.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

have 26.2% more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 45.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 41.1% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.4% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), 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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