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

Health

live 18.1 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 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 6.6 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 7.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 4.0 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 52.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate

Mozambique has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

be 53.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 127.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 56.3% more likely to be literate

In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 63.4% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 72.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 61.4 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 48.5% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 36.5 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 3.0 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 4% 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 4.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 23.8% less on education

Mozambique spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 30.3% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 83.7% less coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique.

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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