Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 6.9 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 44.7% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $11,400 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
Life
be 75.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 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 25.4% more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 15.3 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 37.0% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 54.0% 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
Indonesia 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 2.2 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 99.3% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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