Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Uzbekistan instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
be 64.9% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.1% more money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Uzbekistan, the GDP per capita is $7,000 as of 2020.
be 31.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Uzbekistan, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2016.
pay a 14.8% lower top tax rate
Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Uzbekistan, the top tax rate is 23.0% as of 2016.
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 Uzbekistan, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.6% more 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 Uzbekistan, on the other hand, 19.0 children do as of 2022.
have 19.2% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Uzbekistan, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 47.4% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, about 50.1% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Uzbekistan, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, State Tax Committee, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Uzbekistan: At a glance
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