Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 63.8% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
live 7.7 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Yemen, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 44.4% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Yemen, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
make 60.3% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Yemen, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2014.
Life
have 28.3% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.3% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
be 2.7 times more 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Samoa, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Yemen, 47% of the population do as of 2019.
be 20.6% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 32.8% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Yemen Tax Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.