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

Health

live 8.0 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 12.1 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 24.0% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 34.8% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 42.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 33.2% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 43.9% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 16.0% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 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 69.6% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 76.7% more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.2% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 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, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

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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