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

Health

live 11.3 years longer

In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 6.1 times more likely to be obese

In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 50.0% more money

Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 49.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 32.5% lower top tax rate

Guinea has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

be 84.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea, approximately 553.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be literate

In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 65.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 46.7% fewer children

In Guinea, there are approximately 35.3 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 21% 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 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Guinea, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 15.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% 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 2.2 times more on education

Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.5% more on healthcare

Guinea 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 25.9% more coastline

Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Economy and Finance, 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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