Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 10.7 years less
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Western Sahara, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 60.3% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Western Sahara, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2007.
Life
have 45.8% more children
In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Western Sahara, there are 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 2.8 times 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 Western Sahara, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Western Sahara, that number is 1,110 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Western Sahara: At a glance
How big is Western Sahara compared to Samoa? See an in-depth size comparison.