Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Samoa, you would:
Economy
make 8.3 times more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in South Carolina, the GDP per capita is $49,914 as of 2024.
be 49.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.5% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In South Carolina, about 87.0% 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.
