Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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 2.5 times more likely to be obese

In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 52.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkmenistan, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

make 59.4% less money

Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 101.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkmenistan, 0.2% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

be 54.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkmenistan, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 34.4% more likely to have internet access

In Turkmenistan, approximately 25.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 54.8% more on education

Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

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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