Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Slovakia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Slovakia, 20.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 79.2% less money

Slovakia has a GDP per capita of $30,300 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 70.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Slovakia, 11.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

have 2.1 times more children

In Slovakia, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 8.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Slovakia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Slovakia, approximately 4.8 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 62.2% less likely to have internet access

In Slovakia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 20.0% more on education

Slovakia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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