Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ohio instead of Samoa, you would:
Economy
make 10.1 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Ohio, the GDP per capita is $60,669 as of 2024.
be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ohio, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ohio, about 89.0% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
