Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

live 3.2 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 21.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

make 62.9% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2015, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

Life

have 42.6% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 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 53.4% less likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 84.0% less coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 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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