Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 36.8% more likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.4 times more money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

Life

have 35.2% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 33.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 41.9% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 36.5 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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