Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.3 years less

In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 16.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Georgia, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

make 73.0% less money

Georgia has a GDP per capita of $22,200 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 40.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Georgia, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 35.0% higher top tax rate

Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 62.1% more children

In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Georgia, approximately 28.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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.

Basic Needs

be 14.5% less likely to have internet access

In Georgia, approximately 91.2% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 30.3% less on healthcare

Georgia spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on education

Georgia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 30.0% more coastline

Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, 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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