Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.8 years longer

In Tajikistan, the average life expectancy is 69 years (66 years for men, 73 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 3.3 times more likely to be obese

In Tajikistan, 14.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 30.4% more money

Tajikistan has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 39.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Tajikistan, 7.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Tajikistan has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 47.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Tajikistan, approximately 32.3 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.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Tajikistan, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

have 27.1% fewer children

In Tajikistan, there are approximately 25.8 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 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Tajikistan, approximately 30.4% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tajikistan, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 80% 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 18.6% less on education

Tajikistan spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.4% less on healthcare

Tajikistan spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: National Center of Legislation under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, The World Factbook, 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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