Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Netherlands, you would:

Health

live 7.0 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 48.1% lower top tax rate

Netherlands has a top tax rate of 52.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 88.4% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 52.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 49.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

have 74.8% more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 62.6% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% less on education

Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.6% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 10.6% less coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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