Quality of life comparison

live 1.6 years less

In Tunisia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 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 75.8% more likely to be obese

In Tunisia, 26.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 35.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Tunisia, 15.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Tunisia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 51.2% less money

Tunisia has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 31.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tunisia, 16.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 19.8% more likely to be literate

In Tunisia, the literacy rate is 82.7% as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

have 39.3% more children

In Tunisia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 59.5% more likely to die during childbirth

In Tunisia, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 43.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Tunisia, approximately 11.9 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.

spend 34.2% less on education

Tunisia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.9% less on healthcare

Tunisia spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 64.9% less coastline

Tunisia has a total of 1,148 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.