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

Health

live 5.0 years longer

In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 7.4 times more likely to be obese

In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate

Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 39.5% less money

Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,600 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Philippines, 2.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

be 21.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Philippines, 18.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Philippines, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 14.9% fewer children

In Philippines, there are approximately 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 47.2% more likely to have internet access

In Philippines, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 29.7% more on education

Philippines spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, 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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