Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
be 71.8% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
live 7.7 years less
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.
see 53.0% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.
have 12.5% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.
Economy
make 23.0% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,082 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.
be 49.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 37.0% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 11.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.8% less on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Bahamas spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 38.5% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 97.5% more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
Safety
be 44.7 times more likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahamas, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.1% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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