Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 5.9 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 53.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate
Equatorial Guinea has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 62.9% less money
Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 85.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 301.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.
have 35.9% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 49.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 30.8% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
be 45.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 36.1% more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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 Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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