Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bahamas instead of El Salvador, you would:

Health

live 0.8 years longer

In El Salvador, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 79 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 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In El Salvador, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

be 28.5% more likely to be obese

In El Salvador, 24.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.8 times more money

El Salvador has a GDP per capita of $11,300 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 65.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In El Salvador, 26.6% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

be 3.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In El Salvador, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Life

be 79.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In El Salvador, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

have 23.4% fewer children

In El Salvador, there are approximately 17.1 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 49.2% more likely to have internet access

In El Salvador, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 31.7% less on education

El Salvador spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 23.2% less on healthcare

El Salvador spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.5 times more coastline

El Salvador has a total of 307 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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