Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of India, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
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.
make 34.8% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
Life
be 42.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
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 2021.
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 16.0% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 69.6% more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 76.7% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.2% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Samoa: At a glance
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