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

Health

live 8.1 years longer

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 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 7.2 times more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

Sudan has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 14.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 11.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 52.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate

Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 78.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 63.3% more likely to be literate

In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 59.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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.

have 43.2% fewer children

In Sudan, there are approximately 33.1 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 55.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Sudan, approximately 63% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 49% 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 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 13.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sudan, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 76.7% more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 52.8% less coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Sudan Chamber of Taxation, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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