Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 12.5 times more spent on your healthcare
Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.
have 13.9% more doctors per person
Venezuela has 16.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2017. Bahamas has 18.9 as of 2017.
be 62.3% less likely to die by suicide
Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 11.3 times more money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $39,455 as of 2024.
be 73.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 66.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.
be 47.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 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.
have 29.0% fewer children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.6% more likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.7% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 26.5% more coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
Safety
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Venezuela has a homicide rate of 12.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 32.2 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 22.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Bahamas, they kill 16.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.3% more home broadband
Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.
Environment
be 68.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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