Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.5 years less

In Jersey, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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

make 38.7% less money

Jersey has a GDP per capita of $56,600 as of 2016, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $34,700 as of 2022.

be 67.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Jersey, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Bahamas, that number is 10.1% as of 2022.

Life

be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Jersey, approximately 3.9 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.

Geography

see 50.6 times more coastline

Jersey has a total of 70 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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