Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Bahamas instead of South Korea, you would:

Health

live 6.8 years less

In South Korea, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 6.7 times more likely to be obese

In South Korea, 4.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 35.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In South Korea, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.

make 36.8% less money

South Korea has a GDP per capita of $50,600 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In South Korea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Life

have 89.3% more children

In South Korea, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 9.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In South Korea, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In South Korea, approximately 2.9 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 40.4% less on education

South Korea spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

Geography

see 46.8% more coastline

South Korea has a total of 2,413 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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