Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malta, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.1 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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
be 45.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 21.4% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 12.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 0.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 50.5% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 11.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bahamas, 70.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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 46.8% less on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 29.3% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 5.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.0 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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 Malta? See an in-depth size comparison.