Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.1 years longer

In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 6.9 times more likely to be obese

In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate

Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 57.4% less money

Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Indonesia, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 65.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 27.0% more children

In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 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 25.8% more likely to have internet access

In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.1% more on education

Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.9% more on healthcare

Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 99.3% less coastline

Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, 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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