Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.6 years less

In Pennsylvania, the average life expectancy is 77 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 90.2% less money

Pennsylvania has a GDP per capita of $61,506 as of 2024, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

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be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Pennsylvania, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

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Basic Needs

be 12.2% less likely to have internet access

In Pennsylvania, approximately 88.8% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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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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