Reference Data in Bahamas

1,601 indicators covering reference data for Bahamas.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita 0.004 units per person 2019 up 1,156.1% 97th
Human Development Index groups 0.82 2023 up 1.9% 66th
Human Development Index vs. Augmented Human Development Index 0.82 2023 up 1.9% 66th
Human Development Index 0.82 2023 up 1.9% 66th
24_International reserves (excluding gold), per square kilometre 266,475 excluding gold per square kilometre 2023 up 225.6% 47th
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 932.1% 122nd
Net food imports by crop - Wheat 0 2019 up 100.0% 141st
17_International debt securities, nonbanks, per unit of GDP 0.3894 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.8% 20th
19_Intnl debt securities, nonbanks, short term, per unit of GDP 0.0623 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.7% 19th
Number of confirmed cases of tetanus, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2008 unchanged 96th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) 2.56 % change on previous year 2019 down 95.3% 103rd
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 0.9953 GPI 2018 up 2.9% 86th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita 0 units per person 2019 up 100.0% 140th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 100.0% 139th
Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 61st
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual 0 % change on previous year 2019 78th
Per capita daily gas consumption 0.0011 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 111th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year 2019 down 99.4% 106th
Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0669 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 15.2% 16th
Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.5 2018 down 2.8% 52nd
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.5 2018 down 2.8% 52nd
Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.3 2018 up 8.3% 48th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 1.58 billion 2025 up 48.0% 43rd
14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 5.36 billion 2025 down 7.3% 82nd
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year 2019 up 106.7% 99th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 772.77 hectares 2025 down 58.1% 118th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 1,030 hectares 2025 up 54.8% 37th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 14.98 2023 down 20.7% 178th
Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 37.5 articles per million people 2023 down 24.8% 129th
Total Reserves 1,345 2018 up 136.9% 124th
Rule of Law - Governance score 61.28 0-100 2024 down 6.0% 84th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 47.6% 84th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 4,658 arrivals per 1,000 people 2024 up 23.3% 11th
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 66.53 0-100 2024 down 9.2% 63rd
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.5531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 41.0% 63rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6766 years 2018 down 5.7% 156th
Political Stability - Governance score 83.82 0-100 2024 up 4.8% 31st
Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 27.5% 31st
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 0 2019 up 100.0% 93rd
Control of Corruption - Governance score 72.79 0-100 2024 down 2.1% 26th
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.9% 26th
Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Average annual surface temperature 25.97 °C 2025 down 0.4% 50th
Annual temperature anomalies 0.4732 °C 2025 down 17.0% 135th
Political liberties 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gas consumption per person 309.95 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 110th
Oil consumption per person 34,280 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 up 6.0% 23rd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 81.3% 2025 down 1.1% 64th
Urban area over the long-term 171.55 km² per grid cell 2025 up 6.4% 155th
Red List Index 0.73 index 2025 down 1.4% 206th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 53.17 0-100 2024 down 12.1% 105th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.1073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 130.1% 105th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 65.13 0-100 2024 down 1.1% 51st
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.7093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.1% 51st
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 up 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0.0931 % change on previous year 2019 up 100.3% 68th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0.0931 % change on previous year 2019 up 100.3% 68th