Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Austria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Bahamas, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2018.

live 8.6 years less

In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2020.

be 57.2% more likely to be obese

In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 35.2% less money

Austria has a GDP per capita of $50,000 as of 2017, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,400 as of 2017.

be 83.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Austria, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Austria, 3.0% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

have 55.8% more children

In Austria, there are approximately 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Bahamas, there are 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 14.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Austria, approximately 3.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 10.6 children do as of 2020.

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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