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

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Morocco, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 75 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 81.2% more likely to be obese

In Morocco, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 28.9% lower top tax rate

Morocco has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 31.8% less money

Morocco has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Morocco, 4.8% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 18.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Morocco, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 30.6% more likely to be literate

In Morocco, the literacy rate is 75.9% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 11.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Morocco, 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.

have 11.9% more children

In Morocco, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.4% less likely to have internet access

In Morocco, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 29.4% less on education

Morocco spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 11.7% less on healthcare

Morocco spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 78.0% less coastline

Morocco has a total of 1,835 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Impôts, Morocco, 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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