Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.0% less likely to be obese

In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Jordan, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 3.4 times more money

Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 48.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

be 40.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

Life

be 87.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

have 41.0% fewer children

In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 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 13.3% more likely to have internet access

In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 12.5% less on education

Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 136.2 times more coastline

Jordan has a total of 26 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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