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Bahamas, The
Latin America & Caribbean · High income · capital Nassau
Reports 15 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old74.7years
Ranks 109 of 217 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old12.4per 1,000 live births
Ranks 86 of 196 in 2024
17% below world median · 5% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old76per 100,000 live births
Ranks 120 of 194 in 2023
62% above world median · 39% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old6.30% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
about the same world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old1.37births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
27% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old92.9% gross
Ranks 111 of 134 in 2024
7% below world median · 5% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old2.74% of GDP
Ranks 91 of 121 in 2023
25% below world median · 27% below Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2024 · 2 years old39,455current US$
Ranks 34 of 200 in 2024
4.0× above world median · 2.1× above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 200 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2024 · 2 years old41,258international $
Ranks 60 of 195 in 2024
1.0× above world median · 60% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 195 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old9.2% of labour force
Ranks 144 of 182 in 2025
81% above world median · 54% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2024 · 2 years old0.4% per year
Not ranked — no better end
86% below world median
Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old100.0% of population
Ranks 1 of 215 in 2024
about the same world median · about the same Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old92.5% of population
Ranks 43 of 182 in 2024
13% above world median · 16% above Latin America & Caribbean
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old3.64t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
43% above world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old403.0kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
94% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Bahamas, The has no figure in this dataset for Extreme poverty, Income inequality (Gini), Military spending, Child stunting, Adult literacy, Safe drinking water. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.