Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 84 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 27.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, 14.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1998. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 33.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 19.2 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.
have 56.7% more children
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, there are approximately 9.3 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Bahamas, about 87.0% do as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahamas: At a glance
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