Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 67.0% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.2 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $26,400 as of 2020.
be 36.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Malaysia, that number is 3.3% as of 2019.
be 72.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Malaysia, however, that number is 5.6% as of 2018.
Life
be 32.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malaysia, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 61.2% 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 24.3% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malaysia, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malaysia, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on education
Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malaysia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 40.6% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malaysia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malaysia: At a glance
How big is Malaysia compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.