Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 13.6 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 78.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.
be 10.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Hong Kong, 19.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.
make 89.7% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,983 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
have 5.1 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 21.4% less likely to have internet access
In Hong Kong, approximately 95.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Samoa, about 75.3% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 43.3% more on education
Hong Kong spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 45.0% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Infrastructure
find 97.8% less home broadband
Hong Kong has 40.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 65.2% less CO2
Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), The World Factbook (2016–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Samoa: At a glance
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