Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Iran, you would:
Health
be 83.3% more likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 55.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
make 49.2% less money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 15.9% more likely to be literate
In Iran, the literacy rate is 85.5% as of 2016. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
have 25.8% more children
In Iran, 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.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 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 59.5% less likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 29.7% more on education
Iran spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 83.5% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Samoa: At a glance
How big is Samoa compared to Iran? See an in-depth size comparison.