Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Health

live 2.8 years less

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 69.8% less money

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 29.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Samoa, the top tax rate is 27.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 45.9% less on healthcare

Bosnia and Herzegovina spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.1 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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