Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 71.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
be 28.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 27.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
be 89.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
have 31.8% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 23.4% more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.6% more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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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