Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of United Kingdom, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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.

be 70.1% more likely to be obese

In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 40.0% lower top tax rate

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

make 89.1% less money

United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $47,600 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In United Kingdom, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 17.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

have 74.1% more children

In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 19.6% less likely to have internet access

In United Kingdom, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 12.7% less on education

United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 55.8% less on healthcare

United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 96.8% less coastline

United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, HM Revenue & Customs.

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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