Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Latvia, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

be 33.9% more likely to be obese

In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 59.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 64.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

Life

have 67.7% more children

In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.

be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Latvia, approximately 4.8 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 40.5% less on education

Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 12.1% less on healthcare

Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Latvia has a total of 498 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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