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

Health

live 2.9 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 63.7% more likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 39.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 73.2% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 31.5% more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 43.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 14.5% less on healthcare

Mexico spends 6.2% 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

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 95.7% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, 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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