Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.

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live 8.3 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 42.3% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ireland, that number is 27.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ireland spends $8,772 as of 2024.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ireland, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 49.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ireland, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.

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make 3.3 times more money

Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $39,455 as of 2024, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $131,592 as of 2025.

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Life

be 94.7% 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 Ireland, 4.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 69.4% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 59.1% less coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.

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Safety

be 98.0% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 82.7% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ireland, they kill 2.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 27.8% more home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ireland has 32.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 30.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ireland, it causes 13.0 as of 2019.

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emit 65.9% more CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ireland emits 6.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: Bahamas vs. Ireland

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Ireland is 21.0% cheaper than Bahamas overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Bahamas is about 5 times smaller than Ireland.
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Moving from Bahamas to Ireland · UN DESA 2020
28 people born in Bahamas live in Ireland.
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Ireland: At a glance

Ireland is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 68,883 sq km. Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century saw the population of the island drop by one third through starvation and emigration. For more than a century after that the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU. The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising which touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern counties remained part of the UK. Unresolved issues in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the "Troubles" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker what is known as The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between Irish and British governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the Eurozone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals.
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