Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

live 12.9 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 4.6 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 44.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 87.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.2% more likely to be literate

In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 69.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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 31.6% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 38.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 45% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 73.3% more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% 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 41.2% more on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.6% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 21.7% less coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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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