Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 5.5 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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.

Economy

make 57.9% more money

Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 10.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

Life

have 59.3% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 70.3% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 3.1 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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