Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.3 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 10.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

make 52.6% less money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 42.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 17.4% higher top tax rate

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

Life

have 51.4% more children

In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 57.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Albania, approximately 10.8 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 52.8% less likely to have internet access

In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 23.1% more on education

Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 23.1% more on healthcare

Albania spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2018. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 11.3% more coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Albanian Taxation Office, 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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