Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bahamas instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 5.6 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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.

Economy

make 25.6% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 54.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Life

have 67.9% more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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.

Basic Needs

be 21.0% more likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% less on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 7.1 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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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