World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Bahamas fits inside the median country 8 times
Bahamas: 13,878 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Bahamas’ coastline is 8.1 times as long as the median country’s
Bahamas: 3,542 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,271 m above the Bahamas’
Bahamas: 64 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 1.3% of the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.3% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 18 times as many people as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 403,033 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 2.4 times as densely populated as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 40 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the Bahamas are 0.9 cm taller than in the median country
Bahamas: 174.4 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the Bahamas are 2.9 cm taller than in the median country
Bahamas: 163.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the Bahamas is 3.5 years older than in the median country
Bahamas: 34.6 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 1.37 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 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 the median country
Bahamas: 12.1% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 33 times as many refugees per resident as the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.025 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Bahamas and the median country are practically level
Bahamas: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 2.9 times the size of the Bahamas’
Bahamas: $15.8 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The Bahamas produces 2 times as much per person as the median country
Bahamas: Int$41,258 (2024) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.2% in the Bahamas, versus 5.1% in the median country
Bahamas: 9.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The Bahamas and the median country are practically level
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Bahamas’ price level (US = 100) is 2.1× the median country’s
Bahamas: 96% (2024) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The Bahamas spends 4.8 times as much on health per person as the median country
Bahamas: $2,262 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
The Bahamas and the median country are practically level
Bahamas: 74.7 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 14% more likely to die before turning one than in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 11.1 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The Bahamas has 13% more doctors per person than the median country
Bahamas: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 12% more hospital beds per person than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 2.2 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 4.2 times that in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 2.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in the Bahamas are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Bahamas: 48.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 17% in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 17.3% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the Bahamas drink 86% more alcohol than in the median country
Bahamas: 8.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The Bahamas has 2 times as much meat per person as the median country
Bahamas: 114.9 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 265 kcal more food per person per day than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 2,672 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Bahamas went to school 2.9 years longer than in the median country
Bahamas: 12.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The Bahamas welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as the median country (2019)
Bahamas: 4.66 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than the Bahamas (3 against 0)
Bahamas: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The Bahamas has won 16 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Bahamas: 16 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in the Bahamas are online, versus 82% in the median country
Bahamas: 92% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Bahamas is 4% faster than in the median country
Bahamas: 167 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The Bahamas and the median country are practically level
Bahamas: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in the Bahamas live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Bahamas: 81% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Bahamas 97
Bahamas: 97 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Bahamas: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the Bahamas fly 15 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Bahamas: 3.64 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of the Bahamas, but only 33% of the median country
Bahamas: 50.9% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the Bahamas emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country
Bahamas: 7.6 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.9% in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 0.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in the Bahamas
Bahamas: 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 14 times as likely to be murdered in the Bahamas as in the median country
Bahamas: 32.2 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Bahamas are 64% deadlier than in the median country
Bahamas: 30.5 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Bahamas is on average 3.0 °C warmer than the median country
Bahamas: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 9% more rain than the Bahamas
Bahamas: 934 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the Bahamas bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. The Bahamas fits inside the median country 8 times.
Which has more people, the Bahamas or the median country?
The median country has 18 times as many people as the Bahamas (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the Bahamas or the median country?
The Bahamas and the median country are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in the Bahamas and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in the Bahamas or the median country?
Men in the Bahamas are 0.9 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).