Angola or Samoa: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Samoa wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Samoa 0:1
- Costs and work: Angola 1:0
- Climate and health: Samoa 0:7
- Law and institutions: Samoa 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Angola
Indicator
Samoa
Safety and trust
Better: Samoa (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗0.12 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
4.1 per 100,000 residents
2016
6.3 per 100,000 residents
2018
Costs and work
Better: Angola (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$10,251
202510% higher
✗$9,319
20259% lower
Climate and health
Better: Samoa (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗64.8 years
202410% lower
✓71.8 years
202411% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗62.3 years
202411% lower
✓70.0 years
202412% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗67.3 years
20249% lower
✓73.8 years
202410% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.4 years
20236% lower
✓75.6 years
20236% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗96.79%
20242% lower
✓98.77%
20242% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗95.10%
20243% lower
✓98.51%
20244% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗19.9 µg/m³ per year
2023333% higher
✓4.6 µg/m³ per year
202377% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Samoa (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.12 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓1.06 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.68 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Angola, Samoa.