Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 90.7% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 10.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 16.1% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 93.0% 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

Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 45.0% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 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 Revenue, Samoa, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

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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