Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Spain, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 6.4 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 32.8% more likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
be 54.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 31.0% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $46,400 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
Life
have 84.5% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 25.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 39.1% less on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 29.0% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 28.6% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 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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