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Bahamas vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 100 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bahamas
bhs
Leads on 36 of 100 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 55 of 100 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bahamas and Mexico: Bahamas leads on Oil Consumption (35,000) against Mexico (2.07); Bahamas leads on Major Urban Areas Population (280,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Bahamas leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (20,040) against Mexico (1.98). Across 100 compared metrics, Bahamas wins on 36 and Mexico wins on 55.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 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🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.82 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Radios215,000★31
Televisions67,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.76M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.15B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.5 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.25 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index59.186.1★
Electricity Consumption1.65258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables09★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity577,000★72.56
Electricity Production1.78302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)104.41 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment29.9★20.2
Gross National Saving11.421.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.5 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.4 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption48,020★81.61
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports48,020★50.12
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption35,000★2.07
Oil Exportstransshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 841.51
Oil Imports70,990496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line9.3 people★41.9 people
Public Debt73.745.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,040★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports19,150867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances0.43.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.2★14.2
Unemployment Rate8.5 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)113,557★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.99★441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionmost of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is locatedmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources700★461.89

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.43 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)39.852.44★
Agricultural land130 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,542 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land1059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.99 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions3132★
Independence1016★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)45.5★104.1
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.916.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)76 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)31.6 %28.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS4,700★340,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,000341,000★

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)39.77 %51.87 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.11 years★80.06 years
Median age of population35.65 years★29.96 years
Population Change2,272.7 persons1.20M persons★
Population density75.52 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population404,782 persons133.03M persons★
Birth Rate (%)13.1 %14.73 %★
Death Rate (%)5.44 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age107,433.1 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate237,100★60.96
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population280,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.75★169.01
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.54 %★77.59 %
Physician Density1.9 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.08 %★0.81 %
Total deaths3,193.3 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)55.26 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.36 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration1,164.7 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate12.08 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.6★0.48
Airports541,580★
Civil Air Travel11186★
Heliports9488★

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