Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.1 years less

In Guernsey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.

Economy

make 41.3% less money

Guernsey has a GDP per capita of $52,500 as of 2014, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 8.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guernsey, 1.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

have 50.2% more children

In Guernsey, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Guernsey, approximately 3.4 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.

Geography

see 70.8 times more coastline

Guernsey has a total of 50 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

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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