Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 5.1 times more likely to be obese

In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 87.8% more money

China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

be 15.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In China, 0.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

have 47.4% more children

In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 89.1% more likely to die during infancy

In China, approximately 6.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 12.8 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 24.3% more likely to have internet access

In China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 28.6% less on education

China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 75.6% less coastline

China has a total of 14,500 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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