Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iran instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 45.5% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iran, that number is 25.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 96.8% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Iran, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Iran, that number is 11.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 62.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Iran, 16.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.7% 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 Iran, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2022.
be 13.7% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Iran, it is 85.5% as of 2016.
have 20.5% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Iran, there are 15.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Iran, about 84.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.9% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iran spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Iran, that number is 2,440 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iran: At a glance
How big is Iran compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.