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

Health

live 3.1 years less

In Argentina, 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 67.1% more likely to be obese

In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 44.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Argentina, 39.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

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

make 76.9% less money

Argentina has a GDP per capita of $22,500 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 47.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

Life

have 23.7% more children

In Argentina, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 81.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 10.3% less likely to have internet access

In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 47.0% less on healthcare

Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 91.9% less coastline

Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Administration of Public Revenue, 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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