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

Health

see 11.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Bangladesh spends $199 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.

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have 48.1% more access to essential health services

Bangladesh scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bangladesh, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.

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be 8.4 times more likely to be obese

In Bangladesh, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.

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be 15.7% more likely to die by suicide

Bangladesh has a suicide rate of 2.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 15.2 times more money

Bangladesh has a GDP per capita of $2,597 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.

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be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Bangladesh, 3.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.

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Life

be 33.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Bangladesh, approximately 115.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 54.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Bangladesh, approximately 24.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 11.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 45.9% fewer children

In Bangladesh, there are approximately 20.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 73.1% more likely to have internet access

In Bangladesh, approximately 53.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 35.0% more on education

Bangladesh spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Bahamas spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Bangladesh spends 2.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 6.1 times more coastline

Bangladesh has a total of 580 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

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Safety

be 12.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Bangladesh, road accidents kill 18.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahamas, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 3.1 times more home broadband

Bangladesh has 8.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 84.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Bangladesh, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 5.1 times more CO2

Bangladesh emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 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

Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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