Quality of life comparison
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 52.1% more money
China has a GDP per capita of $23,800 as of 2024, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $36,200 as of 2024.
be 84.8% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 8.5% as of 2024.
Life
have 79.9% more children
In China, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.
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 21.8% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Bahamas, about 95.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% less on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 35.7% more on healthcare
China spends 5.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP 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
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