Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bahamas instead of Costa Rica, you would:

Health

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

live 3.5 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 23.0% more likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 56.3% more money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 55.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 24.7% more likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

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

be 52.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.

Expenditures

spend 62.7% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.5% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 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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