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

Health

live 8.3 years longer

In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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 9.5 times more likely to be obese

In Eritrea, 5.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.9 times more money

Eritrea has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2017, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 10.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Eritrea, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Eritrea, 50.0% live below the poverty line as of 2004. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Eritrea, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 29.4% more likely to be literate

In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 59.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 29.0% fewer children

In Eritrea, there are approximately 27.0 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Eritrea, approximately 47% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 34.0 times more likely to have internet access

In Eritrea, approximately 1.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

be 70.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Eritrea, approximately 58% of people have improved drinking water access (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2015. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 42.2% more on healthcare

Eritrea spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 82.0% less coastline

Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


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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