Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.5 years longer

In Pakistan, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 5.5 times more likely to be obese

In Pakistan, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 79.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Pakistan, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 10.0% as of 2022.

pay a 35.0% higher top tax rate

Pakistan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 61.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Pakistan, approximately 154.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 70.9% more likely to be literate

In Pakistan, the literacy rate is 58.0% as of 2019. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 68.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Pakistan, approximately 54.0 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 26.3% fewer children

In Pakistan, there are approximately 25.5 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 3.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Pakistan, approximately 21.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 100.0% more on education

Pakistan spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 89.3% more on healthcare

Pakistan spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 61.5% less coastline

Pakistan has a total of 1,046 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan, 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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