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Austria vs Bahamas statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Austria has a population of 9.18M (ranked 99/197), compared with 401K in The Bahamas (ranked 173/197). Austria's land area is 31,861 sq mi versus 3,865 sq mi for The Bahamas (ranked 113th vs. 162nd).

By GDP, Austria ranks 31/197 ($522B) and The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B). By GDP per capita, Austria ranks 16/197 ($56,833), while The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455).

Main facts and rankings

Austria Bahamas
Population
9171198
404321
Population rank 99/197 173/197
GDP
$522B
2024
$15.8B
2024
GDP rank 31/197 140/197
GDP per capita
$56,833
2024
$39,455
2024
GDP per capita rank 16/197 30/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,618
2024
$41,198
2024
Government debt
$424B
2024
$12.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
82.9%
2025
78.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$46,152
2024
$30,693
2024
Government debt per person rank 10/185 24/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$38,548
2025
$25,682
2025
Land area
31,861 sq mi
2025
3,865 sq mi
2025
Population density
288.1 ppl/mi²
2024
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.32
2023
1.37
2023
Median age
44.4 years
2024
36 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.3 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Austria and Bahamas: Comparison Charts

Austria and Bahamas economies compared

GDP
Austria

Bahamas
Year GDP
Austria Bahamas
1960 $6,624,086,313 $169,736,027
1961 $7,346,566,038 $190,022,030
1962 $7,793,042,529 $212,170,034
1963 $8,414,050,621 $237,650,038
1964 $9,213,648,656 $266,560,043
1965 $10,041,659,445 $300,272,048
1966 $10,939,526,219 $346,800,000
1967 $11,634,569,522 $398,000,000
1968 $12,499,863,917 $453,800,000
1969 $13,647,475,854 $538,700,000
1970 $15,312,791,744 $539,500,000
1971 $17,788,536,733 $573,400,000
1972 $21,973,207,929 $590,900,000
1973 $29,399,860,145 $670,900,000
1974 $35,051,468,640 $632,400,000
1975 $39,902,300,703 $596,200,000
1976 $42,791,707,448 $642,100,000
1977 $51,343,861,460 $713,000,000
1978 $61,809,208,756 $832,400,000
1979 $73,647,694,287 $1,139,800,100
1980 $81,737,498,405 $1,335,300,000
1981 $70,755,997,062 $1,426,500,000
1982 $70,996,111,963 $1,578,300,000
1983 $71,838,528,420 $1,732,800,000
1984 $67,719,055,773 $2,041,100,000
1985 $69,114,996,010 $2,320,699,900
1986 $98,648,254,169 $2,472,500,000
1987 $123,682,091,859 $2,713,999,900
1988 $132,817,124,707 $2,817,900,000
1989 $132,584,448,258 $3,062,000,000
1990 $165,811,372,383 $3,166,000,000
1991 $173,113,449,617 $3,111,160,000
1992 $194,314,032,056 $3,109,000,000
1993 $189,634,029,339 $3,092,000,000
1994 $202,738,023,130 $3,259,000,000
1995 $240,094,169,510 $3,429,000,000
1996 $235,952,581,232 $3,609,000,000
1997 $211,724,812,267 $6,332,360,000
1998 $217,068,085,816 $6,833,220,000
1999 $216,421,809,126 $7,683,870,000
2000 $196,181,599,831 $8,076,470,000
2001 $196,477,206,829 $8,317,830,000
2002 $212,837,224,023 $8,881,160,000
2003 $260,779,834,340 $8,870,090,000
2004 $299,210,411,455 $9,055,290,000
2005 $313,952,317,331 $9,836,200,000
2006 $333,905,979,332 $10,167,250,000
2007 $386,760,177,589 $10,618,340,000
2008 $429,234,399,096 $10,526,000,000
2009 $399,290,118,782 $9,981,960,000
2010 $389,827,789,218 $10,095,760,000
2011 $428,954,737,064 $10,070,450,000
2012 $406,750,487,604 $10,720,400,000
2013 $426,580,502,769 $10,475,300,000
2014 $438,556,021,078 $11,139,100,000
2015 $379,546,097,301 $11,837,600,000
2016 $393,687,359,770 $11,880,900,000
2017 $414,926,138,133 $12,446,900,000
2018 $452,582,294,973 $12,819,200,000
2019 $442,983,642,372 $13,277,000,000
2020 $434,397,601,558 $10,363,200,000
2021 $480,467,037,339 $12,037,000,000
2022 $471,773,629,830 $13,896,800,000
2023 $511,685,203,845 $15,271,300,000
2024 $521,642,466,922 $15,832,800,000

Austria and Bahamas economies compared

GDP per capita
Austria

Bahamas
Year GDP per capita
Austria Bahamas
1960 $940 $1,459
1961 $1,037 $1,555
1962 $1,093 $1,651
1963 $1,173 $1,759
1964 $1,275 $1,883
1965 $1,381 $2,030
1966 $1,494 $2,239
1967 $1,577 $2,453
1968 $1,686 $2,668
1969 $1,834 $3,027
1970 $2,051 $2,916
1971 $2,372 $3,004
1972 $2,913 $3,014
1973 $3,875 $3,341
1974 $4,613 $3,080
1975 $5,265 $2,841
1976 $5,656 $2,993
1977 $6,784 $3,253
1978 $8,173 $3,720
1979 $9,755 $4,994
1980 $10,827 $5,743
1981 $9,348 $6,029
1982 $9,373 $6,559
1983 $9,500 $7,081
1984 $8,956 $8,202
1985 $9,136 $9,167
1986 $13,032 $9,601
1987 $16,329 $10,361
1988 $17,510 $10,576
1989 $17,401 $11,291
1990 $21,596 $11,473
1991 $22,323 $11,082
1992 $24,783 $10,873
1993 $23,987 $10,613
1994 $25,546 $10,991
1995 $30,207 $11,375
1996 $29,646 $11,784
1997 $26,572 $20,368
1998 $27,212 $21,667
1999 $27,079 $24,041
2000 $24,487 $24,940
2001 $24,430 $25,372
2002 $26,335 $26,782
2003 $32,110 $26,429
2004 $36,614 $26,650
2005 $38,157 $28,602
2006 $40,382 $29,185
2007 $46,623 $30,052
2008 $51,581 $29,392
2009 $47,857 $27,513
2010 $46,611 $27,473
2011 $51,117 $27,091
2012 $48,250 $28,552
2013 $50,305 $27,643
2014 $51,315 $29,137
2015 $43,915 $30,719
2016 $45,061 $30,617
2017 $47,164 $31,875
2018 $51,194 $32,642
2019 $49,886 $33,640
2020 $48,716 $26,179
2021 $53,649 $30,368
2022 $52,177 $34,957
2023 $56,034 $38,232
2024 $56,833 $39,455

Austria vs. Bahamas life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Austria

Bahamas
Year Life expectancy, years
Austria Bahamas
1950 64.8 58.9
1951 65.2 59.2
1952 66.7 59.6
1953 67.3 60
1954 67.3 60.3
1955 67.6 60.7
1956 67.7 61
1957 67.4 61.4
1958 68.5 61.7
1959 68.4 62.1
1960 68.7 62.5
1961 69.7 62.8
1962 69.5 63.2
1963 69.7 63.5
1964 70.1 63.9
1965 69.9 64.3
1966 70.2 64.6
1967 70.1 65
1968 70.3 65.4
1969 70 65.8
1970 70.1 66.2
1971 70.3 66.5
1972 70.6 66.8
1973 71.2 67.1
1974 71.2 67.6
1975 71.3 68.1
1976 71.8 68.5
1977 72.1 68.8
1978 72.2 68.9
1979 72.5 69
1980 72.7 69.1
1981 73 69.4
1982 73.1 69.7
1983 73.2 70
1984 73.8 70.2
1985 74 70.3
1986 74.5 70.3
1987 74.9 70.4
1988 75.4 70.5
1989 75.5 70.7
1990 75.7 70.9
1991 75.8 71.2
1992 76 71.3
1993 76.2 71.4
1994 76.5 71.4
1995 76.8 71.4
1996 77 71.5
1997 77.4 71.6
1998 77.8 71.8
1999 78 72.1
2000 78.2 72.5
2001 78.7 72.8
2002 78.8 73
2003 78.8 73.2
2004 79.4 73.2
2005 79.5 73.4
2006 80 73.5
2007 80.2 73.5
2008 80.4 73.4
2009 80.2 73.5
2010 80.5 73.4
2011 80.8 73.6
2012 80.8 73.7
2013 81.1 73.9
2014 81.4 74
2015 81.2 73.8
2016 81.6 74
2017 81.6 74
2018 81.7 74.1
2019 81.9 71.4
2020 81.8 73
2021 81.8 70.8
2022 81.3 74.5
2023 82 74.6
2024 82.1 74.7
2025 82.3 74.9

Austria and Bahamas population clocks and comparison

Population
Austria

Bahamas
Year Population
Austria Bahamas
1960 7,047,539 116,317
1961 7,086,299 122,197
1962 7,129,864 128,493
1963 7,175,811 135,087
1964 7,223,801 141,528
1965 7,270,889 147,952
1966 7,322,066 154,874
1967 7,376,998 162,267
1968 7,415,403 170,089
1969 7,441,055 177,981
1970 7,467,086 184,982
1971 7,500,482 190,857
1972 7,544,201 196,055
1973 7,586,115 200,791
1974 7,599,038 205,342
1975 7,578,903 209,886
1976 7,565,525 214,501
1977 7,568,430 219,157
1978 7,562,305 223,761
1979 7,549,425 228,230
1980 7,549,433 232,526
1981 7,568,710 236,614
1982 7,574,140 240,614
1983 7,561,910 244,698
1984 7,561,434 248,863
1985 7,564,985 253,154
1986 7,569,794 257,536
1987 7,574,586 261,935
1988 7,585,317 266,448
1989 7,619,567 271,178
1990 7,677,850 275,945
1991 7,754,891 280,731
1992 7,840,709 285,927
1993 7,905,633 291,339
1994 7,936,118 296,509
1995 7,948,278 301,461
1996 7,959,017 306,268
1997 7,968,041 310,904
1998 7,976,789 315,368
1999 7,992,324 319,614
2000 8,011,566 323,835
2001 8,042,293 327,836
2002 8,081,957 331,614
2003 8,121,423 335,618
2004 8,171,966 339,782
2005 8,227,829 343,894
2006 8,268,641 348,375
2007 8,295,487 353,334
2008 8,321,496 358,120
2009 8,343,323 362,810
2010 8,363,404 367,478
2011 8,391,643 371,729
2012 8,429,991 375,469
2013 8,479,823 378,953
2014 8,546,356 382,298
2015 8,642,699 385,346
2016 8,736,668 388,055
2017 8,797,566 390,485
2018 8,840,521 392,717
2019 8,879,920 394,675
2020 8,916,864 395,863
2021 8,955,797 396,373
2022 9,041,851 397,538
2023 9,131,761 399,440
2024 9,178,482 401,283

Fertility rates in Austria and Bahamas

Fertility rate
Austria

Bahamas
Year Fertility rate
Austria Bahamas
1960 2.69 5.09
1961 2.78 5.16
1962 2.8 5.13
1963 2.82 5.06
1964 2.79 4.97
1965 2.7 4.88
1966 2.66 4.79
1967 2.62 4.69
1968 2.58 4.56
1969 2.49 4.38
1970 2.29 4.21
1971 2.2 4.06
1972 2.08 3.89
1973 1.94 3.73
1974 1.91 3.57
1975 1.83 3.42
1976 1.69 3.3
1977 1.63 3.17
1978 1.6 3.05
1979 1.6 2.94
1980 1.65 2.84
1981 1.67 2.77
1982 1.66 2.71
1983 1.56 2.65
1984 1.52 2.59
1985 1.47 2.55
1986 1.45 2.53
1987 1.43 2.52
1988 1.45 2.52
1989 1.45 2.52
1990 1.46 2.52
1991 1.51 2.51
1992 1.51 2.71
1993 1.5 2.61
1994 1.47 2.47
1995 1.42 2.42
1996 1.45 2.35
1997 1.39 2.29
1998 1.37 2.23
1999 1.34 2.13
2000 1.36 2.06
2001 1.33 2.02
2002 1.39 1.98
2003 1.38 1.97
2004 1.42 1.98
2005 1.41 2.01
2006 1.41 2.02
2007 1.38 2.04
2008 1.42 2
2009 1.39 2.01
2010 1.44 1.84
2011 1.43 1.79
2012 1.44 1.76
2013 1.44 1.74
2014 1.46 1.69
2015 1.49 1.57
2016 1.53 1.5
2017 1.52 1.42
2018 1.47 1.4
2019 1.46 1.4
2020 1.44 1.39
2021 1.48 1.38
2022 1.41 1.38
2023 1.32 1.37

Austria and Bahamas demographics compared

Median age
Austria

Bahamas
Year Median age, years
Austria Bahamas
1960 35.5 19.5
1961 35.5 19.6
1962 35.4 19.6
1963 35.3 19.7
1964 35.1 19.8
1965 35 19.9
1966 34.8 20.1
1967 34.6 20.2
1968 34.3 20.3
1969 34.1 20.5
1970 33.9 20.6
1971 33.8 20.6
1972 33.6 20.7
1973 33.5 20.7
1974 33.6 20.8
1975 33.8 20.9
1976 34.1 21.1
1977 34.3 21.3
1978 34.5 21.6
1979 34.7 21.8
1980 34.7 22.1
1981 34.6 22.4
1982 34.7 22.7
1983 34.9 23
1984 35 23.4
1985 35.2 23.7
1986 35.3 24
1987 35.4 24.3
1988 35.5 24.7
1989 35.6 25
1990 35.6 25.4
1991 35.6 25.7
1992 35.7 26
1993 35.8 26.3
1994 36.1 26.6
1995 36.4 26.9
1996 36.7 27.2
1997 37.1 27.5
1998 37.5 27.9
1999 37.8 28.2
2000 38.2 28.5
2001 38.6 28.9
2002 38.9 29.3
2003 39.2 29.6
2004 39.6 30
2005 39.9 30.3
2006 40.3 30.6
2007 40.7 30.8
2008 41.1 31
2009 41.4 31.3
2010 41.8 31.5
2011 42.1 31.8
2012 42.4 32.1
2013 42.6 32.4
2014 42.8 32.6
2015 42.9 33
2016 42.9 33.3
2017 43.1 33.6
2018 43.2 33.9
2019 43.4 34.3
2020 43.6 34.6
2021 43.7 34.9
2022 43.9 35.2
2023 44.1 35.6
2024 44.4 36

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Austria Bahamas
GNI, Atlas method
$497B
2024
$14.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
56.2%
2025
23.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2022
2.74%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.84%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
23,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.08%
2025
-1.53%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.16%
2024
8.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.3%
2024
77.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
9.63%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.7
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.8%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
n/a
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
68
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$121B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$35.4B
2024
$2.51B
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.59B
2024
$65.9M
2024
International tourist arrivals
15,091,000
2020
1,794,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
6.85%
2020
59.6%
2020
Banked people share
99.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Austria Bahamas
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,309 kg
2023
2,007 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$21.3
2023
$15.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
58.8 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.44 tons
2023
4.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62.1%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
36%
2021
1.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
16.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
64%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,806 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79.8%
2021
0.48%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.8%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Austria Bahamas
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,813
2024
+1,018
2024
Urban population
59.8%
2024
83.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.9
2025
59.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
67
2024
65
2024
Higher education index
93
2025
18
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.88
2023
31.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
7.7
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
98%
2013
95.6%
2003
English speaking
73.1%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
94.9%
2024
94.8%
2023

Health

Austria Bahamas
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,209
2023
$2,341
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,002
2023
$568
2022
Life expectancy
82.3 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2021
0.45%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.51
2022
1.86
2017
Age at first childbirth
29.9 years
2023
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
76
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.1
2023
12.7
2023
Obesity rate
15.7%
2022
48.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.4%
2024
8.9%
2024
Air quality index
71
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.5 liters
2020
3.65 liters
2020

Territory

Austria Bahamas
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
3,471 sq mi
2024
9,631 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,028 sq mi
2025
50.2 sq mi
2025
Forest area
15,051 sq mi
2025
1,969 sq mi
2025
Roads length
78,541 mi
2021
1,678 mi
2011

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