Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 72.6% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate
Algeria has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 60.8% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $15,300 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 24.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 78.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 21.7% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.
be 13.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on education
Algeria spends 7.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 15.9% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 59.6% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, Direction Générale des Impôts, Algeria.
Samoa: At a glance
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