If you lived in Samoa instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

live 11.5 years longer

In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 5.9 times more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 50.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 22.9% lower top tax rate

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

make 65.1% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $14,900 as of 2022, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 17.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

Life

be 72.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 78.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 37.2% fewer children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 47.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 47% 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 44.4% more likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 45.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 39.5% more on healthcare

Equatorial Guinea spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.1% more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.


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