Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 82.5% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 19.5 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 75.0% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 95.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 98.9% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.1 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 81.4% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
be 14.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 93.8% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.