Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.5 years longer

In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 12.1 times more likely to be obese

In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 50.0% more money

Cambodia has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 17.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 23.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 35.0% higher top tax rate

Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 73.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 23.1% more likely to be literate

In Cambodia, the literacy rate is 80.5% as of 2015. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 42.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cambodia, approximately 29.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 33.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cambodia, approximately 75% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 15.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.2 times more on education

Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. 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, General Department of Taxation, 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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