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

Health

live 0.9 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Armenia, 18.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 23.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Armenia, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate

Armenia has a top tax rate of 36.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 50.0% less money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

Life

have 73.1% more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 65.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 39.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Armenia, approximately 12.2 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.

Basic Needs

be 55.8% less likely to have internet access

In Armenia, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 43.4% less on healthcare

Armenia spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 77.8% more on education

Armenia spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia, 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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