Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of France, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In France, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 46.3% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 26.7% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 24.4% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 25.6% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 53.7% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.7% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 27.0% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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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