Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 21.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
pay a 47.7% lower top tax rate
Finland has a top tax rate of 51.6% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 86.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $47,300 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
be 66.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Finland, 12.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
Life
have 84.4% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Finland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 63.0% less likely to have internet access
In Finland, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Finland spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 30.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 67.8% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Finnish Tax Administration, The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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