Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 4.3 years longer

In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 56.4% more likely to be obese

In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 18.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2022.

be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

be 31.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

be 42.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 21.6% fewer children

In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 10.6% more likely to have internet access

In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 37.8% less on education

Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 38.2% more on healthcare

Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 7.7 times more coastline

Guyana has a total of 459 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

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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