Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Bahamas fits inside Haiti 2 times.
Bahamas: 13,880 km² (2023) · Haiti: 27,750 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The Bahamas’ coastline is 2 times as long as Haiti’s.
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Haiti: 1,771 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Haiti’s highest peak towers 2,610 m above the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Haiti: 2,674 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Haiti has 30 times as many people as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Haiti: 11.9 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Haiti is 11 times as densely populated as the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Haiti: 432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Bahamas are 2.2 cm taller than in Haiti.
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · Haiti: 172.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Bahamas are 2.9 cm taller than in Haiti.
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · Haiti: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Bahamas is 11 years older than in Haiti.
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Haiti: 23.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Haiti have 1.3 more children on average than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Haiti: 2.63 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in the Bahamas are 65 or older, versus 4.8% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Haiti: 4.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahamas: no data · Haiti: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Haiti has 2 official languages, the Bahamas 1.
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Haiti: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Haiti’s economy is 2 times the size of the Bahamas’.
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Haiti: $32.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Bahamas produces 13 times as much per person as Haiti.
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Haiti: Int$3,134 (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 15% in Haiti, versus 9.2% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Haiti: 14.9% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bahamas: no data · Haiti: 0.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Bahamas’ price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Haiti’s.
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Haiti: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Bahamas spends 42 times as much on health per person as Haiti.
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Haiti: $54 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Bahamas live 9.6 years longer than in Haiti.
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · Haiti: 65.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Haiti is 3.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Haiti: 39 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Bahamas has 6.5 times as many doctors per person as Haiti.
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Haiti: 0.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 11% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Haiti: 10.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in the Bahamas smoke, versus 8.0% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Haiti: 8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Bahamas: no data · Haiti: 3.62 (2020)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Bahamas drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Haiti.
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Haiti: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Bahamas has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Haiti.
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Haiti: 20.7 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The Bahamas has 714 kcal more food per person per day than Haiti.
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Haiti: 1,959 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Bahamas went to school 7.4 years longer than in Haiti.
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Haiti: 5.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 181 times as many tourists per resident as Haiti (2019).
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Haiti: 0.03 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 48% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Haiti: 48% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the Bahamas have electricity, versus 54% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Haiti: 53.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in the Bahamas live in cities, versus 56% in Haiti.
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Haiti: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The Bahamas has 97 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Haiti 65.
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Haiti: 65 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Bahamas fly 581 times as many passengers per resident as those from Haiti.
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Haiti: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of the Bahamas, but only 12% of Haiti.
Bahamas: 50.9% (2023) · Haiti: 12.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Bahamas emits 30 times as much CO₂ as someone in Haiti.
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Haiti: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
19% of Haiti’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Haiti: 18.6% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Haiti carries 2.7 times as much fine dust as in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Haiti: 14 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28% more likely to be murdered in Haiti than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Haiti: 41.2 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Haiti are 93% deadlier than in the Bahamas.
Bahamas: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Haiti: 31.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Bahamas is on average 0.5 °C warmer than Haiti.
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Haiti and the Bahamas are nearly identical here.
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Haiti: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Bahamas bigger than Haiti?
Haiti is larger. The Bahamas fits inside Haiti 2 times.
Which has more people, the Bahamas or Haiti?
Haiti has 30 times as many people as the Bahamas (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or Haiti?
People in the Bahamas live 9.6 years longer than in Haiti. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 65.1 in Haiti.
Are people taller in the Bahamas or Haiti?
Men in the Bahamas are 2.2 cm taller than in Haiti (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
