How much coast is there?

The Bahamas’ coastline is 3.5 times as long as Jamaica’s.

Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 1,022 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Jamaica’s highest peak towers 2,192 m above the Bahamas’.

Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · Jamaica: 2,256 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Jamaica has 7 times as many people as the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · Jamaica: 2.84 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Jamaica is 6.5 times as densely populated as the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · Jamaica: 262 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Bahamas is 2.9 years older than in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · Jamaica: 31.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Bahamas have 0.0 more children on average than in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · Jamaica: 1.35 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

12% of people in the Bahamas are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · Jamaica: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Bahamas: no data · Jamaica: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Jamaica has 2 official languages, the Bahamas 1.

Bahamas: 1 (2026) · Jamaica: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Jamaica’s economy is 43% larger than the Bahamas’.

Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · Jamaica: $22.7 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Bahamas produces 3.1 times as much per person as Jamaica.

Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · Jamaica: Int$13,291 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Bahamas: no data · Jamaica: 39.9 (2021)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 9.2% in the Bahamas, versus 3.3% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · Jamaica: 3.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Bahamas: no data · Jamaica: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Bahamas’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Jamaica’s.

Bahamas: 96% (2024) · Jamaica: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Bahamas spends 4.3 times as much on health per person as Jamaica.

Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · Jamaica: $520 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Jamaica is 48% more likely to die before turning one than in the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Jamaica: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Bahamas has 4.1 times as many doctors per person as Jamaica.

Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Jamaica: 0.5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 36% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · Jamaica: 35.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in the Bahamas smoke, versus 12% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · Jamaica: 11.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Bahamas: no data · Jamaica: 6.31 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Bahamas drink 86% more alcohol than in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · Jamaica: 4.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Bahamas has 72% more meat per person than Jamaica.

Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · Jamaica: 67 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Jamaica has 220 kcal more food per person per day than the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · Jamaica: 2,892 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Bahamas: no data · Jamaica: 1,963 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Bahamas went to school 2.9 years longer than in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · Jamaica: 10 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Bahamas welcomed 5.3 times as many tourists per resident as Jamaica (2019).

Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · Jamaica: 0.87 (2022)

How many people are online?

92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 90% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 92% (2024) · Jamaica: 90% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in the Bahamas have electricity, versus 98% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 100% (2024) · Jamaica: 97.7% (2024)

How many live in cities?

81% of people in the Bahamas live in cities, versus 59% in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 81% (2025) · Jamaica: 59% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Jamaica has 118 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Bahamas 97.

Bahamas: 97 (2024) · Jamaica: 118 (2024)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Bahamas fly 57 times as many passengers per resident as those from Jamaica.

Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · Jamaica: 0.06 (2018)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 56% of Jamaica, but only 51% of the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 50.9% (2023) · Jamaica: 56.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Bahamas emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Jamaica.

Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · Jamaica: 3 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

13% of Jamaica’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · Jamaica: 12.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Jamaica carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Jamaica: 17.6 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 54% more likely to be murdered in Jamaica than in the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · Jamaica: 49.4 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Jamaica are 10% deadlier than in the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Jamaica: 17.8 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Jamaica is on average 0.4 °C warmer than the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Jamaica gets 18% more rain than the Bahamas.

Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Jamaica: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)