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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bahamas, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 9.2 years longer

In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 71.0% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 30.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 92.1% 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 Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 79.3% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.

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have 41.8% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 48.5% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 34.0% more on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

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Safety

be 98.2% less likely to be murdered

Bahamas has a homicide rate of 32.2 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 69.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 25.8% more home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 50.0% more likely to die from air pollution

In Bahamas, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.

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emit 39.6% more CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 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

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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