Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Hong Kong, you would:

Health

live 8.4 years less

In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 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.

Economy

make 88.8% less money

Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $56,200 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 77.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Hong Kong, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

pay a 80.0% higher top tax rate

Hong Kong has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Hong Kong, there are approximately 8.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.7 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, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 63.0% less likely to have internet access

In Hong Kong, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 45.0% less coastline

Hong Kong has a total of 733 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

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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