Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 22.5 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

make 23.2% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 67.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

have 22.4% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 15.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 51.4% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 17.1% more on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.8% more on healthcare

Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 88.3% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance, 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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