Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Israel, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Israel, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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.
be 21.1% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 57.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 33.7% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 25.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 31.4% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 13.0 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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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