Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ireland, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 5.5 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 24.9% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 33.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 72.3% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $115,600 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 18.0% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 15.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 2.4 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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
How big is Bahamas compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.