Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.2 years longer

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 8.9 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 5.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 44.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

pay a 32.5% lower top tax rate

Uganda has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 88.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 375.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 29.5% more likely to be literate

In Uganda, the literacy rate is 76.5% as of 2018. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.

be 44.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 30.4 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.

have 53.1% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 29% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 70.0% more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

be 18.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Uganda, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% more on education

Uganda spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 68.4% more on healthcare

Uganda spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Uganda Revenue Authority, 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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