Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 44.7% lower top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 88.6% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $52,700 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
be 28.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.6% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.