Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 96.3% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Vietnam, that number is 2.4% of people as of 2024.
see 45.3% more spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Vietnam spends $690 as of 2023.
have 97.3% more doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Vietnam has 11.1 as of 2021.
have 23.6% more access to essential health services
Samoa scores 55 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Vietnam scores 68 as of 2021.
be 39.2% less likely to die by suicide
Samoa has a suicide rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Vietnam, it is 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vietnam, that number is 1.5% as of 2025.
make 13.7% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Vietnam, the GDP per capita is $5,066 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Samoa, approximately 101.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Vietnam, 48.0 women do as of 2023.
have 46.3% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vietnam, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.8% more likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Vietnam, about 84.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.1% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Vietnam spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 32.7% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Vietnam, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 8.5 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Vietnam, that number is 3,444 km.
Safety
be 84.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Vietnam, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.9 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vietnam has 23.7 as of 2024.
Environment
be 52.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Samoa, air pollution causes 34.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Vietnam, it causes 52.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vietnam emits 4.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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