Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Switzerland, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bahamas, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2020.
live 7.1 years less
In Switzerland, 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 62.1% more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 19.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Bahamas, that number is 31.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Switzerland, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Bahamas, however, that number is 9.3% as of 2010.
make 61.4% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $82,900 as of 2023, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.
Life
have 29.7% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 13.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Switzerland, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Bahamas, 77.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.6 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 46.2% less on education
Switzerland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Bahamas spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 35.6% less on healthcare
Switzerland spends 11.8% 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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