If you lived in Samoa instead of Micronesia, Federated States of, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In Micronesia, Federated States of, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 80.0% more money

Micronesia, Federated States of has a GDP per capita of $3,500 as of 2019, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 16.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 50.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Micronesia, Federated States of, 41.2% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

be 51.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 21.9 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 22.0% more likely to have access to electricity

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 82% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 25.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Micronesia, Federated States of, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Samoa, 98% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.5% less on education

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 9.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.9% less on healthcare

Micronesia, Federated States of spends 11.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 93.4% less coastline

Micronesia, Federated States of has a total of 6,112 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

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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