Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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 4.3 times more likely to be obese

In Ghana, 10.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.4% less money

Ghana has a GDP per capita of $6,700 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ghana, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 77.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ghana, approximately 263.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 25.4% more likely to be literate

In Ghana, the literacy rate is 79.0% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 47.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Ghana, approximately 32.6 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 31.9% fewer children

In Ghana, there are approximately 27.6 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 15.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ghana, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 74% 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 14.7% more likely to have internet access

In Ghana, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Ghana spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 25.2% less coastline

Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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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