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

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 33.2% less likely to be obese

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

Economy

make 4.9 times more money

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

be 54.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

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

be 94.2% more likely to be unemployed

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

Life

be 24.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

be 62.8% more likely to die during childbirth

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

have 23.8% fewer children

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

Basic Needs

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

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

Expenditures

spend 47.9% less on education

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

Geography

see 8.8 times more coastline

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


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

Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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