If you lived in Samoa instead of Singapore, you would:

Health

live 11.2 years less

In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 7.8 times more likely to be obese

In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 93.3% less money

Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

pay a 22.7% higher top tax rate

Singapore has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 63.0% less likely to have internet access

In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 92.0% more on education

Singapore spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 56.1% more on healthcare

Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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