Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Bangladesh, you would:
Health
be 13.1 times more likely to be obese
In Bangladesh, 3.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.2% more money
Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.
be 16.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bangladesh, 24.3% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.
pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate
Bangladesh has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.
be 18.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Bangladesh, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.
Life
be 75.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bangladesh, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.3% more likely to be literate
In Bangladesh, the literacy rate is 74.9% as of 2020. In Samoa, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
be 44.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Bangladesh, approximately 30.4 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 20.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Bangladesh, approximately 83% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 36.0% more likely to have internet access
In Bangladesh, approximately 25.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Bangladesh spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Bangladesh spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 30.5% less coastline
Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.
Samoa: At a glance
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