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

Health

be 77.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Uganda, 4.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.2 years longer

In Uganda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 16.7 times more spent on your healthcare

Uganda spends $139 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.

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have 57.1% more access to essential health services

Uganda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.

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be 40.9% less likely to die by suicide

Uganda has a suicide rate of 5.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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be 5.1 times more likely to be obese

In Uganda, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 32.7 times more money

Uganda has a GDP per capita of $1,206 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.

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be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Uganda, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.

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Life

be 55.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Uganda, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 69.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Uganda, approximately 35.9 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.

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have 68.6% fewer children

In Uganda, there are approximately 34.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 94.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Uganda, approximately 52% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 10.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Uganda, approximately 8.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 48.6% more on healthcare

Uganda spends 4.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered

Uganda has a homicide rate of 9.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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Infrastructure

find 120.3 times more home broadband

Uganda has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 83.3% less likely to die from air pollution

In Uganda, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.

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emit 21.4 times more CO2

Uganda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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