Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.5 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 56.4% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sweden, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.0 times more money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $50,700 as of 2020.

be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Sweden, however, that number is 17.1% as of 2018.

be 30.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Sweden, that number is 6.8% as of 2019.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

Life

be 90.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2017.

be 86.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 43.6% fewer children

In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sweden, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sweden, about 95.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 58.3% more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 70.3% more on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sweden, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 8.0 times more coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Skatteverket, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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