Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 89.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 9.7 years longer

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 83.7% more likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 46.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

be 64.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

have 41.5% fewer children

In Namibia, there are approximately 25.0 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 75.4% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Bahamas, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 73.4% less on education

Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.8% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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