Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 29.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.3 years longer
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.9% more money
Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $19,500 as of 2020, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $30,800 as of 2020.
be 51.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 48.5% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.8% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Mauritius spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 20.0 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 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
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