Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

be 26.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 13.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 35.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

be 34.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 11.5% more likely to have internet access

In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 41.9% less on education

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.9% more on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 50.8% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 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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