Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 84.8% more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.
pay a 20.6% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 22.1% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
be 76.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 77.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
have 12.6% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.5% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 85.6% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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