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Bahamas vs Haiti: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 99 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bahamas
bhs
Leads on 45 of 99 metrics
Haiti
hti
Leads on 32 of 99 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bahamas and Haiti: Bahamas leads on Major Urban Areas Population (280,000 people) against Haiti (2.99 people); Bahamas leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (237,100) against Haiti (5.28); Haiti leads on Electricity Consumption (406.20) against Bahamas (1.65). Across 99 compared metrics, Bahamas wins on 45 and Haiti wins on 32.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 42 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 23 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)90.69 %★39.26 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 39% (2019 est.)
Radios215,000415,000★
Televisions67,000★38,000
WaterwaysnoneNEGL; less than 100 km navigable

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.76M $5.05B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.15B $28.29B $★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.25 %13.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP7.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index59.1★40.7
Electricity Consumption1.65406.2★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★82
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables00
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity577,000★332,000
Electricity Production1.78★1.02
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)104.41 USD per capita★3.49 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment29.9★25
Gross National Saving11.424.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.5 %★-4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.4 %★26.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDPnot available
Natural Gas Consumption48,020★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports48,020★0
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption35,000★12,000
Oil Exportstransshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 840
Oil Imports70,990★13,480
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line9.3 people★58.5 people
Public Debt73.733.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★-4.2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,04021,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports19,15020,030★
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances0.418.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.68★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.4318.2★
Unemployment Rate8.5 %★15.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)113,557105,942★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.992.85★
Continental Shelf200to depth of exploitation;
Population Distributionmost of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is locatedfairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year2.16 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources700★14.02

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.43 %23.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)39.894.53★
Agricultural land130 sq. km15,960 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,542 km★1,771 km
Irrigated Land10800★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.99 %★-2.04 %
Administrative Divisions31★10
Independence10★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.9★8.5
Health Care Spending per Capita2,692.45 USD★86.5 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %★1.8 %
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km4.8 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)76 %★328 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)31.6 %22.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS4,700★150,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA9.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000★1,000

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Currently married (Percent)39.77 %53.14 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.11 years★69.83 years
Median age of population35.65 years★24.32 years
Population Change2,272.7 persons136,744.6 persons★
Population density75.52 per sq. km★436.67 per sq. km
Total population404,782 persons12.04M persons★
Birth Rate (%)13.1 %20.76 %★
Death Rate (%)5.44 %★7 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age107,433.1 persons3.29M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate237,100★5.28
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population280,000 people★2.99 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.75★172.64
Military Service Age and Obligation18men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.54 %83.32 %★
Physician Density1.9 people/sq km★0.29 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.08 %1.22 %★
Total deaths3,193.3 persons★88,352.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)55.26 %★52.75 %
Total fertility rate1.36 per woman2.54 per woman★
Total net-migration1,164.7 persons★-31,469.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.08 per live births★54.27 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇭🇹 HaitiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.6★0.07
Airports54★17
Civil Air Travel1112★
Heliports9★2

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