If you lived in Samoa instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 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 33.6% more likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 87.9% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 99.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 38.2% more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 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.

Basic Needs

be 22.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 38.5% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 84.7% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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