Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In Kazakhstan, the average life expectancy is 73 years (67 years for men, 77 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Kazakhstan, 21.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 83.1% less money

Kazakhstan has a GDP per capita of $35,500 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kazakhstan, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kazakhstan, 5.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Kazakhstan has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 11.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Kazakhstan, approximately 19.2 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.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kazakhstan, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 39.5% more on healthcare

Kazakhstan spends 3.8% 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, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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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