Quality of life comparison

live 6.7 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 53.3% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.7 times more money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 27.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 98.9% higher top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth

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

be 81.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 43.0% fewer children

In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 67.2% more on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 83.5% less coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.