Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 56.4% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

make 64.7% more money

Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.

be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 42.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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.

have 12.4% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.

spend 44.4% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.4% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

see 7.7 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.