Quality of life comparison
If you lived in China instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In China, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 80.8% less likely to be obese
In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In China, that number is 9.3% of people as of 2024.
see 35.8% less spent on your healthcare
Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). China spends $1,487 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In China, it is 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 49.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In China, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
make 64.9% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in China, the GDP per capita is $13,862 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 76.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In China, 16.0 women do as of 2023.
be 63.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Bahamas, approximately 11.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In China, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 37.4% fewer children
In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In China, there are 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.3% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. China spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 98.4% less likely to be murdered
Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In China, that number is 0.5 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
find 86.7% more home broadband
Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. China has 47.2 as of 2024.
Environment
be 6.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In China, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.6 times more CO2
Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. China emits 9.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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