If you lived in Bahamas instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

Health

be 35.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% 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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live 12.6 years longer

In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 9.3 times more spent on your healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.

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have 79.1% more access to essential health services

Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 56.0% less likely to die by suicide

Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 3.8 times more likely to be obese

In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 12.9 times more money

Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% 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 78.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 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 75.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 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 65.7% fewer children

In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 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 38.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 24.1% less on education

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% 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 83.7% more on healthcare

Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% 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 6.9 times more coastline

Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

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Safety

be 21.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 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 15.8 times more home broadband

Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 88.4% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 6.2 times more CO2

Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 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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