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

Health

be 77.6% less likely to die by suicide

Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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live 7.3 years less

In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 71.9% less spent on your healthcare

Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 65.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.

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make 37.3% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.

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Life

have 28.8% more children

In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 12.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Austria, approximately 2.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 11.1 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 48.1% less on education

Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahamas spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 46.7% less on healthcare

Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 36.6 times more likely to be murdered

Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahamas, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 16.1% less home broadband

Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 41.2% less likely to die from air pollution

In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 42.4% less CO2

Austria emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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