Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Luxembourg, you would:
Health
be 4.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Luxembourg, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.9 years less
In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 39.8% more likely to be obese
In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 46.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Luxembourg, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 75.8% less money
Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $132,400 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 77.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Luxembourg, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 12.9% more children
In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Luxembourg, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 44.0% less on education
Luxembourg spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 31.0% more on healthcare
Luxembourg spends 5.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Bahamas: At a glance
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