Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 12.8 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 5.5 times more likely to be obese

In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 50.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mali, 44.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 86.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 72.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 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 54.2% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 85.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Mali, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 23.3% more on healthcare

Mali spends 4.3% 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.

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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