Quality of life comparison

live 0.9 years less

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 49.7% more likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

be 48.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Samoa, that number is 5.2% as of 2017.

make 79.5% less money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

be 38.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

have 31.2% more children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 33.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 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.

be 60.9% less likely to have internet access

In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

spend 92.0% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 10.3% more on healthcare

Bahamas spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 88.6% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.