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🇧🇸 Bahamas

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

BHS BS $ Bahamian dollar (BSD)

Every statistic we track for Bahamas — 72 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$44,106

#61 of 191

Life expectancy

72.3 yrs

#106 of 186

All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 22.2 #32/153 2024
Current Account Balance -9.1% #168/190 2026
Economic Freedom of the World 6.7 #80/163 2022
Exchange Rate (per US$) 1 #147/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #64/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -0.3% #32/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 17 #140/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 18.4 #152/191 2026
GDP per Capita 40,892 #34/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 44,106 #61/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.2% #152/184 2019
Government Debt 71.9% #46/185 2026
Income per Person 23,280 #40/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 1.6% #172/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 2.1% #132/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #149/191 2026
Unemployment Rate 9.4% #13/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 1.4 #182/217 2024
Gender Inequality Index 0.3 #92/172 2023
Median Age 35.7 #99/235 2026
Population 0.4 #177/229 2013
Population 0.4 #166/191 2026
Population Density 75.5 #144/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 1,598 #98/195 2025
Urban Population 81.3% #51/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #10/214 2024
Internet Users 92.5% #43/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 101.6 #133/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Mortality 218.2 #52/185 2021
Adult Obesity 46.9% #11/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 7.9 #67/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 1.2% #112/199 2024
Deaths from Cancer 14.4% #73/185 2021
Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease 24.4% #103/185 2021
Deaths from Communicable Diseases 25.9% #94/185 2021
Deaths from Diabetes 4.1% #46/185 2021
Deaths from Injuries 7.9% #62/185 2021
Deaths from Interpersonal Violence 3.9% #9/185 2021
Deaths from Neurological Conditions 2.5% #76/185 2021
Deaths from Noncommunicable Diseases 59.8% #107/185 2021
Deaths from Respiratory Disease 1.7% #159/185 2021
Deaths from Self-harm 0.3% #162/185 2021
Health Spending (QoG) 7.2% #79/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 44.5% #30/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 11.4 #103/191 2023
Life Expectancy 72.3 #106/186 2020
NCD Mortality Rate 510.2 #102/185 2021
Other Pandemic-related Deaths 6.4% #21/185 2021
Premature NCD Mortality 20.4% #76/185 2021
Suicide Rate 2.9 #156/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 17% #99/167 2022
Universal Health Coverage Index 80 #55/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 2.7% #83/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 3.6 #80/203 2024
Environmental Performance Index 55.9 #38/179 2024
Renewable Electricity 0.9% #183/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Control of Corruption (QoG) 1.2 #24/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 65 #28/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 65 #27/177 2024
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #114/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 91 #35/196 2024
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.7 #45/192 2024
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.6 #56/192 2024

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 33.3 #8/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.2 #69/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.2 #94/193 2026
INFORM Risk Index 2.5 #148/191 2025
World Risk Index 4 #107/193 2026

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.8 #66/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 4.2% #136/151 2017
Trust in parliament 5.5 #34/151 2017
Trust in the legal system 5.8 #38/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator. The rank counts down from the highest value, whatever that means for the series: on child mortality or extreme poverty the country at #1 is the worst in the world, not the best. Sources are credited on each indicator page.