Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.7 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 49.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 27.0% lower top tax rate

Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 47.8% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 72.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 22.6% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 74.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 47.2% more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 40.4% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 74.4% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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, Inland Revenue Department.

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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