Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Indonesia, that number is 6.9% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2022, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 65.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 3.5% as of 2022.
be 56.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Indonesia, however, that number is 9.5% as of 2022.
pay a 11.1% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Indonesia, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Indonesia, 173.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 19.7 children do as of 2022.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Indonesia, about 62.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.8% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Indonesia, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 135.8 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Indonesia: At a glance
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