Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Iceland, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.5 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 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.
be 44.3% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.9% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $66,500 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 25.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 63.6% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.7% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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
How big is Bahamas compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.