If you lived in Bahamas instead of United States, you would:

Health

be 12.7% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

live 4.5 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 38.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

make 48.8% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

have 19.2% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.5% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 82.2% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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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