If you lived in Spain 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 Spain, 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 Spain, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 68.3% less likely to be obese

In Bahamas, 48.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Bahamas spends $2,316 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.

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have 10.4% more access to essential health services

Bahamas scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Spain scores 85 as of 2021.

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be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Bahamas has a suicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 12.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Bahamas, 9.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.

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Life

be 96.1% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 76.6% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.

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have 39.9% fewer children

In Bahamas, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 67.5% more on education

Bahamas spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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spend 46.3% more on healthcare

Bahamas spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 40.1% more coastline

Bahamas has a total of 3,542 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.

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Safety

be 97.9% less likely to be murdered

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

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be 78.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bahamas, road accidents kill 16.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 55.2% more home broadband

Bahamas has 25.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 23.9% more CO2

Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Spain: At a glance

Spain is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 498,980 sq km. Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has had to focus on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe.
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