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Bahamas vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 162nd vs. 130th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Denmark
Population
404321
6018959
Population rank 173/197 114/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$429B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$79,514
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Bahamas and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Denmark
Year GDP
Bahamas Denmark
1960 $169,736,027 $6,361,166,545
1961 $190,022,030 $7,058,361,229
1962 $212,170,034 $7,953,274,741
1963 $237,650,038 $8,466,044,980
1964 $266,560,043 $9,677,401,337
1965 $300,272,048 $10,870,670,865
1966 $346,800,000 $11,931,740,293
1967 $398,000,000 $13,059,064,806
1968 $453,800,000 $13,505,574,133
1969 $538,700,000 $15,414,902,667
1970 $539,500,000 $17,075,457,733
1971 $573,400,000 $19,086,192,720
1972 $590,900,000 $23,230,667,549
1973 $670,900,000 $30,718,181,337
1974 $632,400,000 $34,125,712,481
1975 $596,200,000 $40,418,967,666
1976 $642,100,000 $44,503,607,444
1977 $713,000,000 $49,711,709,588
1978 $832,400,000 $60,320,089,218
1979 $1,139,800,100 $70,393,030,603
1980 $1,335,300,000 $70,811,287,816
1981 $1,426,500,000 $61,459,941,461
1982 $1,578,300,000 $60,084,214,872
1983 $1,732,800,000 $60,331,158,447
1984 $2,041,100,000 $58,868,891,335
1985 $2,320,699,900 $62,452,421,011
1986 $2,472,500,000 $87,748,695,217
1987 $2,713,999,900 $109,183,446,340
1988 $2,817,900,000 $115,540,189,705
1989 $3,062,000,000 $112,312,200,761
1990 $3,166,000,000 $138,217,740,684
1991 $3,111,160,000 $139,180,507,778
1992 $3,109,000,000 $152,966,494,260
1993 $3,092,000,000 $143,111,306,004
1994 $3,259,000,000 $156,017,919,221
1995 $3,429,000,000 $184,848,481,008
1996 $3,609,000,000 $187,481,157,846
1997 $6,332,360,000 $173,241,365,735
1998 $6,833,220,000 $176,877,077,513
1999 $7,683,870,000 $177,887,720,536
2000 $8,076,470,000 $164,043,817,224
2001 $8,317,830,000 $164,881,594,415
2002 $8,881,160,000 $178,788,209,558
2003 $8,870,090,000 $218,421,193,436
2004 $9,055,290,000 $251,986,155,631
2005 $9,836,200,000 $265,150,087,712
2006 $10,167,250,000 $283,386,151,544
2007 $10,618,340,000 $320,213,157,595
2008 $10,526,000,000 $354,979,471,960
2009 $9,981,960,000 $322,619,152,195
2010 $10,095,760,000 $322,345,594,075
2011 $10,070,450,000 $344,315,595,263
2012 $10,720,400,000 $326,792,574,245
2013 $10,475,300,000 $344,631,016,965
2014 $11,139,100,000 $352,832,602,064
2015 $11,837,600,000 $301,758,922,338
2016 $11,880,900,000 $312,181,849,372
2017 $12,446,900,000 $331,610,593,962
2018 $12,819,200,000 $355,293,374,912
2019 $13,277,000,000 $345,401,473,013
2020 $10,363,200,000 $355,631,021,932
2021 $12,037,000,000 $408,378,204,640
2022 $13,896,800,000 $401,945,576,108
2023 $15,271,300,000 $407,091,920,305
2024 $15,832,800,000 $429,457,372,072

Bahamas and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Denmark
1960 $1,459 $1,389
1961 $1,555 $1,531
1962 $1,651 $1,711
1963 $1,759 $1,807
1964 $1,883 $2,049
1965 $2,030 $2,284
1966 $2,239 $2,487
1967 $2,453 $2,701
1968 $2,668 $2,776
1969 $3,027 $3,151
1970 $2,916 $3,464
1971 $3,004 $3,846
1972 $3,014 $4,654
1973 $3,341 $6,117
1974 $3,080 $6,764
1975 $2,841 $7,988
1976 $2,993 $8,773
1977 $3,253 $9,770
1978 $3,720 $11,818
1979 $4,994 $13,757
1980 $5,743 $13,822
1981 $6,029 $12,000
1982 $6,559 $11,740
1983 $7,081 $11,797
1984 $8,202 $11,517
1985 $9,167 $12,213
1986 $9,601 $17,137
1987 $10,361 $21,296
1988 $10,576 $22,525
1989 $11,291 $21,882
1990 $11,473 $26,886
1991 $11,082 $27,003
1992 $10,873 $29,579
1993 $10,613 $27,582
1994 $10,991 $29,968
1995 $11,375 $35,321
1996 $11,784 $35,622
1997 $20,368 $32,780
1998 $21,667 $33,346
1999 $24,041 $33,426
2000 $24,940 $30,722
2001 $25,372 $30,768
2002 $26,782 $33,257
2003 $26,429 $40,519
2004 $26,650 $46,625
2005 $28,602 $48,926
2006 $29,185 $52,119
2007 $30,052 $58,632
2008 $29,392 $64,617
2009 $27,513 $58,413
2010 $27,473 $58,105
2011 $27,091 $61,810
2012 $28,552 $58,444
2013 $27,643 $61,378
2014 $29,137 $62,520
2015 $30,719 $53,094
2016 $30,617 $54,501
2017 $31,875 $57,522
2018 $32,642 $61,325
2019 $33,640 $59,404
2020 $26,179 $60,985
2021 $30,368 $69,728
2022 $34,957 $68,091
2023 $38,232 $68,454
2024 $39,455 $71,852

Bahamas vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Denmark
1950 58.9 70.3
1951 59.2 70.9
1952 59.6 70.8
1953 60 71.2
1954 60.3 71.3
1955 60.7 71.9
1956 61 72
1957 61.4 71.8
1958 61.7 72.2
1959 62.1 72.2
1960 62.5 72.2
1961 62.8 72.5
1962 63.2 72.4
1963 63.5 72.4
1964 63.9 72.5
1965 64.3 72.4
1966 64.6 72.5
1967 65 73
1968 65.4 73.1
1969 65.8 73.2
1970 66.2 73.4
1971 66.5 73.4
1972 66.8 73.5
1973 67.1 73.7
1974 67.6 73.8
1975 68.1 74.1
1976 68.5 73.8
1977 68.8 74.7
1978 68.9 74.4
1979 69 74.2
1980 69.1 74.1
1981 69.4 74.3
1982 69.7 74.6
1983 70 74.5
1984 70.2 74.6
1985 70.3 74.5
1986 70.3 74.6
1987 70.4 74.7
1988 70.5 74.8
1989 70.7 74.9
1990 70.9 74.9
1991 71.2 75.2
1992 71.3 75.3
1993 71.4 75.2
1994 71.4 75.4
1995 71.4 75.3
1996 71.5 75.7
1997 71.6 76
1998 71.8 76.4
1999 72.1 76.6
2000 72.5 76.8
2001 72.8 77
2002 73 77.1
2003 73.2 77.4
2004 73.2 77.8
2005 73.4 78.2
2006 73.5 78.2
2007 73.5 78.3
2008 73.4 78.7
2009 73.5 79
2010 73.4 79.2
2011 73.6 79.8
2012 73.7 80.1
2013 73.9 80.3
2014 74 80.6
2015 73.8 80.7
2016 74 80.9
2017 74 81.1
2018 74.1 81
2019 71.4 81.4
2020 73 81.5
2021 70.8 81.4
2022 74.5 81.3
2023 74.6 81.9
2024 74.7 82.1
2025 74.9 82.2

Bahamas and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Denmark
Year Population
Bahamas Denmark
1960 116,317 4,579,603
1961 122,197 4,611,687
1962 128,493 4,647,727
1963 135,087 4,684,483
1964 141,528 4,722,072
1965 147,952 4,759,012
1966 154,874 4,797,381
1967 162,267 4,835,354
1968 170,089 4,864,883
1969 177,981 4,891,860
1970 184,982 4,928,757
1971 190,857 4,963,126
1972 196,055 4,991,596
1973 200,791 5,021,861
1974 205,342 5,045,297
1975 209,886 5,059,862
1976 214,501 5,072,596
1977 219,157 5,088,419
1978 223,761 5,104,248
1979 228,230 5,116,801
1980 232,526 5,123,027
1981 236,614 5,121,572
1982 240,614 5,117,810
1983 244,698 5,114,297
1984 248,863 5,111,619
1985 253,154 5,113,691
1986 257,536 5,120,534
1987 261,935 5,127,024
1988 266,448 5,129,516
1989 271,178 5,132,594
1990 275,945 5,140,939
1991 280,731 5,154,298
1992 285,927 5,171,370
1993 291,339 5,188,628
1994 296,509 5,206,180
1995 301,461 5,233,373
1996 306,268 5,263,074
1997 310,904 5,284,991
1998 315,368 5,304,219
1999 319,614 5,321,799
2000 323,835 5,339,616
2001 327,836 5,358,783
2002 331,614 5,375,931
2003 335,618 5,390,574
2004 339,782 5,404,523
2005 343,894 5,419,432
2006 348,375 5,437,272
2007 353,334 5,461,438
2008 358,120 5,493,621
2009 362,810 5,523,095
2010 367,478 5,547,683
2011 371,729 5,570,572
2012 375,469 5,591,572
2013 378,953 5,614,932
2014 382,298 5,643,475
2015 385,346 5,683,483
2016 388,055 5,728,010
2017 390,485 5,764,980
2018 392,717 5,793,636
2019 394,675 5,814,422
2020 395,863 5,831,404
2021 396,373 5,856,733
2022 397,538 5,903,037
2023 399,440 5,946,952
2024 401,283 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Denmark

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Denmark
1960 5.09 2.57
1961 5.16 2.55
1962 5.13 2.55
1963 5.06 2.67
1964 4.97 2.6
1965 4.88 2.61
1966 4.79 2.62
1967 4.69 2.35
1968 4.56 2.12
1969 4.38 2
1970 4.21 1.95
1971 4.06 2.04
1972 3.89 2.03
1973 3.73 1.92
1974 3.57 1.9
1975 3.42 1.92
1976 3.3 1.75
1977 3.17 1.66
1978 3.05 1.67
1979 2.94 1.6
1980 2.84 1.55
1981 2.77 1.44
1982 2.71 1.43
1983 2.65 1.38
1984 2.59 1.4
1985 2.55 1.45
1986 2.53 1.48
1987 2.52 1.5
1988 2.52 1.56
1989 2.52 1.62
1990 2.52 1.67
1991 2.51 1.68
1992 2.71 1.76
1993 2.61 1.75
1994 2.47 1.81
1995 2.42 1.8
1996 2.35 1.75
1997 2.29 1.75
1998 2.23 1.72
1999 2.13 1.73
2000 2.06 1.77
2001 2.02 1.74
2002 1.98 1.72
2003 1.97 1.76
2004 1.98 1.78
2005 2.01 1.8
2006 2.02 1.85
2007 2.04 1.84
2008 2 1.89
2009 2.01 1.84
2010 1.84 1.87
2011 1.79 1.75
2012 1.76 1.73
2013 1.74 1.67
2014 1.69 1.69
2015 1.57 1.71
2016 1.5 1.79
2017 1.42 1.75
2018 1.4 1.73
2019 1.4 1.7
2020 1.39 1.68
2021 1.38 1.72
2022 1.38 1.55
2023 1.37 1.5

Bahamas and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Denmark
1960 19.5 33
1961 19.6 33.1
1962 19.6 33
1963 19.7 33
1964 19.8 32.9
1965 19.9 32.8
1966 20.1 32.6
1967 20.2 32.5
1968 20.3 32.5
1969 20.5 32.5
1970 20.6 32.5
1971 20.6 32.5
1972 20.7 32.6
1973 20.7 32.7
1974 20.8 32.8
1975 20.9 33
1976 21.1 33.2
1977 21.3 33.4
1978 21.6 33.7
1979 21.8 33.9
1980 22.1 34.3
1981 22.4 34.7
1982 22.7 35.1
1983 23 35.5
1984 23.4 35.7
1985 23.7 36
1986 24 36.2
1987 24.3 36.5
1988 24.7 36.7
1989 25 36.9
1990 25.4 37.1
1991 25.7 37.3
1992 26 37.4
1993 26.3 37.5
1994 26.6 37.6
1995 26.9 37.7
1996 27.2 37.7
1997 27.5 37.9
1998 27.9 38
1999 28.2 38.2
2000 28.5 38.4
2001 28.9 38.6
2002 29.3 38.8
2003 29.6 39
2004 30 39.2
2005 30.3 39.5
2006 30.6 39.8
2007 30.8 40.1
2008 31 40.2
2009 31.3 40.4
2010 31.5 40.5
2011 31.8 40.7
2012 32.1 41
2013 32.4 41.2
2014 32.6 41.4
2015 33 41.5
2016 33.3 41.6
2017 33.6 41.7
2018 33.9 41.8
2019 34.3 41.9
2020 34.6 42.1
2021 34.9 42.2
2022 35.2 42.1
2023 35.6 42.2
2024 36 42.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
4.5%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98.7%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Denmark
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
90
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
3.7
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
87.1%
2023
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
99.8%
2024

Health

Bahamas Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$890
2023
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Denmark
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
45,717 mi
2010

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