Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.4 years less

In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed

In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

pay a 46.2% lower top tax rate

France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 85.0% less money

France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 49.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

have 64.8% more children

In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In France, approximately 3.1 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 60.0% less likely to have internet access

In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% less on education

France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 42.3% less on healthcare

France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 91.7% less coastline

France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, 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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