Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Samoa, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
be 91.1% less likely to be obese
In Samoa, 64.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bangladesh, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2024.
have 28.7% more doctors per person
Samoa has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Bangladesh has 7.2 as of 2023.
be 76.6% less likely to die by suicide
Samoa has a suicide rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 58.2% less spent on your healthcare
Samoa spends $475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bangladesh spends $199 as of 2023.
Economy
be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Samoa, 5.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bangladesh, that number is 3.8% as of 2025.
make 55.8% less money
Samoa has a GDP per capita of $5,873 as of 2025, while in Bangladesh, the GDP per capita is $2,597 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.3% less likely to be literate
In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Bangladesh, it is 79.0% as of 2022.
be 98.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Samoa, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bangladesh, on the other hand, 24.4 children do as of 2024.
have 19.9% fewer children
In Samoa, there are approximately 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bangladesh, there are 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% less likely to have internet access
In Samoa, approximately 75.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bangladesh, about 53.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 62.8% less on education
Samoa spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bangladesh spends 2.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 68.0% less on healthcare
Samoa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 43.9% more coastline
Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Bangladesh, that number is 580 km.
Safety
be 62.6% less likely to be murdered
Samoa has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2018. In Bangladesh, that number is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2018.
be 93.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Samoa, road accidents kill 9.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bangladesh, they kill 18.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 9.2 times more home broadband
Samoa has 0.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bangladesh has 8.1 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 55.0% less CO2
Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
be 94.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Samoa, air pollution causes 34.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bangladesh, it causes 66.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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