Bahamas vs Samoa: Number of births, by world region
Bahamas
4,335 births
in 2023
Samoa
5,503 births
in 2023
Bahamas rank
182nd
Samoa rank
179th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Bahamas
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5,503 births against 4,335 births in Bahamas, a difference of 1,168 births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Bahamas ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,494 births | 5,179 births | 1,686 births | Samoa |
| 1960s | 5,201 births | 5,892 births | 690.5 births | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5,567 births | 5,679 births | 112 births | Samoa |
| 1980s | 5,473 births | 5,923 births | 450.6 births | Samoa |
| 1990s | 6,291 births | 5,854 births | 436.5 births | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 5,556 births | 5,632 births | 76 births | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4,918 births | 5,969 births | 1,051 births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4,364 births | 5,672 births | 1,309 births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Bahamas or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5,503 births against 4,335 births in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Bahamas and Samoa?
- 1,168 births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Samoa rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Bahamas ranks 182nd and Samoa ranks 179th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.