Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 86.5% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 5.0 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 61.7% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $9,700 as of 2023.
be 77.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Philippines, that number is 2.2% as of 2023.
be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
pay a 18.5% higher top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 17.6% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 30.8% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.1% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.0 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Philippines: At a glance
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