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

Health

live 2.0 years less

In Hungary, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 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 79.2% more likely to be obese

In Hungary, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 85.2% less money

Hungary has a GDP per capita of $40,600 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Hungary, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 81.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Hungary, 12.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate

Hungary 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 2.1 times more children

In Hungary, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Hungary, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Hungary, approximately 4.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 12.7% less likely to have internet access

In Hungary, approximately 89.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 27.4% less on healthcare

Hungary spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, 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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