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

Health

live 7.1 years less

In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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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be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.

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see 49.0% less spent on your healthcare

Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.

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Economy

be 87.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Cyprus, 4.9% 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 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 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 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Cyprus, approximately 4.1 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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Expenditures

spend 42.2% less on education

Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahamas spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Cyprus spends 8.1% 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 5.5 times more coastline

Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.

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Safety

be 39.3 times more likely to be murdered

Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 4.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 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 32.7% less home broadband

Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 37.5% less likely to die from air pollution

In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 32.6% less CO2

Cyprus emits 5.4 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 (2022–2025), 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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