Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of France, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In France, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.5 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 46.3% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 15.6% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 42.0% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $55,200 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 25.7% more likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 20.2% more children
In France, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on education
France spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 37.7% less on healthcare
France spends 12.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.0% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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
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