Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Uzbekistan, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 31.8% less money

Uzbekistan has a GDP per capita of $8,800 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uzbekistan, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 56.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Uzbekistan, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 17.4% higher top tax rate

Uzbekistan has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 10.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Uzbekistan, approximately 19.0 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.

be 96.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Uzbekistan, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 55.7% more likely to have internet access

In Uzbekistan, approximately 50.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.1% less on healthcare

Uzbekistan spends 6.8% 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: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, 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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