Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Norway, you would:
Health
live 7.4 years less
In Norway, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Norway, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 29.9% lower top tax rate
Norway has a top tax rate of 38.5% as of 2017. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
make 90.1% less money
Norway has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
be 39.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Norway, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
be 59.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Norway, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
Life
have 57.5% more children
In Norway, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 21.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Norway, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Norway, approximately 2.3 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 64.9% less likely to have internet access
In Norway, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on education
Norway spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.0% less on healthcare
Norway spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Norway has a total of 25,148 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Norwegian Tax Administration, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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