Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Libya, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 45.5% more likely to be obese
In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 48.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
make 66.1% less money
Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 51.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 40.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Libya, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 68.8% more likely to have internet access
In Libya, approximately 46.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 77.2% less coastline
Libya has a total of 1,770 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 Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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