Quality of life comparison

live 8.0 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 12.1 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

pay a 24.0% lower top tax rate

India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

be 70.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.2% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 43.9% less likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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 14.2% more children

In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 20.9% less likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 37.1% more on education

India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 94.2% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.