Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.0 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate

Taiwan has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 87.4% less money

Taiwan has a GDP per capita of $47,800 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Taiwan, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 14.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Taiwan, 1.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 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 13.3% less likely to have internet access

In Taiwan, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 74.3% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance, R.O.C., 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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