Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cuba, 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 Cuba, 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 28.5% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Cuba has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2016, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 44.8% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 94.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Cuba, approximately 4.1 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 17.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 80.5% less on education
Cuba spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2010. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.7% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahamas: At a glance
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