Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:45 PM

SERIAL · 044North America

The Bahamas

CapitalNassau

CurrencyBSD · Bahamian dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area13,880 km²

Since1973

ISOBHS · BS

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country of islands in the Caribbean

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic country in the Caribbean located within the Lucayan Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. The country comprises 700 islands, and more than 2,500 cays in the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Cuba and north-west of the island of Hispaniola and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the US state of Florida and east of the Florida Keys. The capital and largest city is Nassau on the island of New Providence. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force describes the Bahamas' territory as encompassing 470,000 km2 (180,000 sq mi) of ocean space.

Text: Wikipedia — The BahamasCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27

— FACTS —

Capital: Nassau
Currency: Bahamian dollar (BSD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +1242
Licence plate code: BS
Top-level domain: .bs
Independence / founding: 10 Jul 1973
Highest point: Mount Alvernia (63 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: March On, Bahamaland

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

50.9%% of land area

#51 of 2132023

161% of world average

Forest area

5,099km²

#139 of 2132023

3% of world average

Agricultural land

1.3%% of land area

#204 of 2092023

3% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.8%% of land area

#187 of 2062023

6% of world average

Land area

13,880km²

#158 of 2152023

2% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$2.63Bcurrent US$

#123 of 1772024

3% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$65.9Mcurrent US$

#161 of 1862024

1% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.1%% of GNI

not enough data to rank1995

2% of world average

Exchange rate

1local currency per US$

#161 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

0.5%% of GDP

#184 of 1992024

5% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

9.6%% of GDP

#190 of 2022024

39% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

0.6%% of GDP

#191 of 1952024

6% of world average

Services' share of the economy

77.2%% of GDP

#12 of 2022024

133% of world average

31 of 39 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— TRADE —

Exports

37.8%% of GDP

#90 of 1872024

87% of world average

Imports

41.5%% of GDP

#102 of 1872024

83% of world average

Trade balance

-3.7%% of GDP

#97 of 1872024

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

35.6%% of GDP

#164 of 2052024

55% of world average

Goods exported

$711.0Mcurrent US$

#161 of 2072025

1% of world average

Goods imported

$5.52Bcurrent US$

#137 of 2072025

4% of world average

Services exported

$5.90Bcurrent US$

#91 of 1912024

12% of world average

Services imported

$2.47Bcurrent US$

#113 of 1912024

6% of world average

Goods and services exported

$6.77Bcurrent US$

#124 of 1912024

4% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$7.07Bcurrent US$

#135 of 1912024

4% of world average

High-tech share of exports

0.0%% of manufactured exports

#178 of 1792024

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#89 of 1872017

90% of world average

Nurses and midwives

4.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#87 of 1962023

90% of world average

Hospital beds

2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#88 of 1572023

73% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

98.9%% of population

#83 of 2142019

109% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

93.7%% of population

#106 of 2132019

116% of world average

Suicide rate

3per 100,000 people

#35 of 1852021

38% of world average

Adults who smoke

17.3%% of adults

#73 of 1662024

88% of world average

HIV prevalence

1.1%% aged 15-49

#119 of 1532024

80% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

18per 100,000 people

#77 of 2082024

18% of world average

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Children vaccinated against measles

86.0%% of children 12-23 months

#121 of 1932024

100% of world average

9 of 19 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.7%% of GDP

#158 of 1902023

63% of world average

Education spending

10.6%% of government spending

#139 of 1892025

78% of world average

Primary school enrolment

92.9%% gross

#162 of 2002024

92% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

79.5%% gross

#134 of 1882024

91% of world average

University enrolment

14.8%% gross

not enough data to rank1995

30% of world average

Primary school completion

87.9%% of relevant age group

#124 of 1802019

98% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

19pupils per teacher

#88 of 1602018

88% of world average

Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#34 of 1972025

120% of world average

2 of 10 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— WORK —

Unemployment

9.2%% of labour force

#144 of 1862025

133% of world average

Youth unemployment

19.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#133 of 1862025

123% of world average

Labour force participation

73.8%% aged 15+

#19 of 1862025

122% of world average

Women in the labour force

70.7%% of women aged 15+

#17 of 1862025

139% of world average

Men in the labour force

77.2%% of men aged 15+

#37 of 1862025

111% of world average

Labour force

245,159people

#171 of 1862025

1% of world average

Working in agriculture

0.8%% of employment

#182 of 1862025

4% of world average

Working in industry

14.8%% of employment

#143 of 1862025

75% of world average

Working in services

84.4%% of employment

#7 of 1862025

145% of world average

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Self-employed

17.1%% of employment

#136 of 1862025

44% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

98.8%% of labour force

#1 of 1712023

130% of world average

Employed

67.0%% aged 15+

#27 of 1862025

118% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

92.5%% of population

#46 of 2072024

130% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

97per 100 people

#146 of 2102024

84% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

25per 100 people

#75 of 2082024

139% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

23per 100 people

#52 of 2132024

156% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#10 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

100.0%% of population

#5 of 1892023

144% of world average

Energy used per person

2,007kg oil equivalent per person

not enough data to rank2007

89% of world average

Air passengers carried

1.5Mpassengers

#89 of 1652023

6% of world average

Air freight

19million tonne-km

#84 of 1632023

1% of world average

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Container port traffic

1.5MTEU

#58 of 1672024

28% of world average

Patent applications by residents

4count

#120 of 1422017

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

15count

#179 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.8Mcount

#75 of 1942020

35% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.01Bcurrent US$

#73 of 1752020

27% of world average

4 of 18 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#123 of 2032024

81% of world average

Carbon emissions

1Mt CO2

#46 of 2032024

1% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

2Mt CO2-equivalent

#37 of 2032024

1% of world average

Protected land

34.6%% of land area

#28 of 2132025

183% of world average

Protected coastal waters

7.7%% of territorial waters

#60 of 1742025

75% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,761m³ per person

#107 of 1832022

12% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.1%% of final energy consumption

#187 of 2122022

4% of world average

Electricity from renewables

0.5%% of total

#192 of 2062021

1% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

99.5%% of total

#198 of 2092021

168% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#44 of 2082021

0% of world average

2 of 12 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— STATE —

Armed forces personnel

2,000people

#154 of 1702020

1% of world average

Armed forces

0.9%% of labour force

#75 of 1682020

73% of world average

Tax revenue

17.3%% of GDP

#73 of 1492024

103% of world average

Homicides

32per 100,000 people

#149 of 1582022

413% of world average

3 of 7 figures unavailable for The Bahamas.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for The Bahamas.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

March On, BahamalandAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Nassau · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

The Bahamas has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for The Bahamas yet

People

Sidney PoitierBahamian and American actor and diplomat (1927–2022)

Steven GardinerBahamian sprinter

Shaunae MillerBahamian sprinter

Hubert MinnisBahamian physician and politician

Perry ChristieBahamian politician

Debbie Ferguson-McKenzieathletics competitor

Donald ThomasBahama athletics competitor

Eric GordonAmerican basketball player

Philip "Brave" DavisBahamian politician (born 1951)

Chandra Sturrupathletics competitor

Chris BrownBahamian athletics competitor

Hubert IngrahamPrime Minister of the Bahamas

History

10 Jul 1973The Bahamas — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population403,0332025

GDP$15.83B2024

GDP per person$39,4552024