Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 3.2 times more likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 81.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 39.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Gabon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 56.2% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

Life

be 82.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 17.0% more likely to be literate

In Gabon, the literacy rate is 84.7% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 40.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.

have 26.2% fewer children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 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 45.2% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 71.4% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 54.5% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Direction of Taxes, 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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