Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.8 years longer

In Kyrgyzstan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Kyrgyzstan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 34.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kyrgyzstan, 33.3% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kyrgyzstan, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 33.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 25.7 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.

be 18.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 41.8% more likely to have internet access

In Kyrgyzstan, approximately 55.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.6% less on education

Kyrgyzstan spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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