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

Health

live 3.8 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 21.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

make 63.2% less money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 59.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Mongolia 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 15.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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.

have 26.2% more children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 51.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 12.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% 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.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation, 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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