Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 80.4% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 31.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In China, that number is 6.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In China, that number is 3.6% as of 2019.
be 93.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In China, however, that number is 0.6% as of 2019.
make 46.8% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in China, the GDP per capita is $16,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In China, 29.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 12.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In China, on the other hand, 6.8 children do as of 2022.
have 32.2% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In China, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 19.5% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In China, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 40.0% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. China spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In China, that number is 14,500 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
China: At a glance
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