Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.3 years longer

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 8.2 times more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 40.0% more money

Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 18.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

be 30.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

Life

be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.2% more likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 48.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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.

have 17.6% more children

In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 96.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Burma, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 15.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Burma, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.4 times more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.2% more on healthcare

Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 79.1% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 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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