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Bahamas vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 172/197), compared with 387K in Iceland (ranked 173/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 162nd vs. 104th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.3B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Iceland ranks 9/197 ($86,041).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Iceland
Population
404651
395314
Population rank 172/197 173/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$33.3B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$86,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 9/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$81,924
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$19.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.7%
2026
49.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$50,830
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2026
$54,155
2026
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2026
38,931 sq mi
2026
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
9.93 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75 years
2026
83.3 years
2026

Bahamas and Iceland: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Iceland economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Iceland
Year GDP
Bahamas Iceland
1960 $169,736,027 $260,984,499
1961 $190,022,030 $266,711,460
1962 $212,170,034 $299,309,938
1963 $237,650,038 $357,240,896
1964 $266,560,043 $456,206,299
1965 $300,272,048 $550,150,988
1966 $346,800,000 $660,663,763
1967 $398,000,000 $652,609,076
1968 $453,800,000 $498,365,200
1969 $538,700,000 $435,659,610
1970 $539,500,000 $545,115,909
1971 $573,400,000 $693,679,545
1972 $590,900,000 $869,002,946
1973 $670,900,000 $1,194,794,186
1974 $632,400,000 $1,568,154,077
1975 $596,200,000 $1,456,052,700
1976 $642,100,000 $1,727,845,419
1977 $713,000,000 $2,285,707,749
1978 $832,400,000 $2,599,627,089
1979 $1,139,800,100 $2,953,176,971
1980 $1,335,300,000 $3,499,616,683
1981 $1,426,500,000 $3,615,094,820
1982 $1,578,300,000 $3,318,714,326
1983 $1,732,800,000 $2,862,634,164
1984 $2,041,100,000 $2,964,568,006
1985 $2,320,699,900 $3,088,359,967
1986 $2,472,500,000 $4,129,080,094
1987 $2,713,999,900 $5,713,281,235
1988 $2,817,900,000 $6,320,093,411
1989 $3,062,000,000 $5,870,854,233
1990 $3,166,000,000 $6,694,851,159
1991 $3,111,160,000 $7,151,260,062
1992 $3,109,000,000 $7,328,497,599
1993 $3,092,000,000 $6,435,952,174
1994 $3,259,000,000 $6,612,804,056
1995 $3,429,000,000 $7,372,640,169
1996 $3,609,000,000 $7,686,566,105
1997 $6,332,360,000 $7,716,781,803
1998 $6,833,220,000 $8,637,732,542
1999 $7,683,870,000 $9,107,644,691
2000 $8,076,470,000 $9,140,168,922
2001 $8,317,830,000 $8,323,401,820
2002 $8,881,160,000 $9,416,199,700
2003 $8,870,090,000 $11,564,687,742
2004 $9,055,290,000 $13,963,943,244
2005 $9,836,200,000 $17,146,410,561
2006 $10,167,250,000 $17,671,649,843
2007 $10,618,340,000 $21,960,110,030
2008 $10,526,000,000 $18,247,921,360
2009 $9,981,960,000 $13,212,543,838
2010 $10,095,760,000 $13,922,711,577
2011 $10,070,450,000 $15,394,005,872
2012 $10,720,400,000 $14,943,757,823
2013 $10,475,300,000 $16,244,319,959
2014 $11,139,100,000 $18,052,183,515
2015 $11,837,600,000 $17,700,486,957
2016 $11,880,900,000 $21,083,713,310
2017 $12,446,900,000 $25,060,086,488
2018 $12,819,200,000 $26,677,652,544
2019 $13,277,000,000 $24,985,687,022
2020 $10,363,200,000 $22,034,665,041
2021 $12,037,000,000 $26,234,872,402
2022 $13,896,800,000 $29,166,102,877
2023 $15,271,300,000 $31,677,891,897
2024 $15,832,800,000 $33,255,181,469

Bahamas and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Iceland
1960 $1,459 $1,486
1961 $1,555 $1,490
1962 $1,651 $1,641
1963 $1,759 $1,924
1964 $1,883 $2,414
1965 $2,030 $2,861
1966 $2,239 $3,378
1967 $2,453 $3,284
1968 $2,668 $2,473
1969 $3,027 $2,142
1970 $2,916 $2,666
1971 $3,004 $3,366
1972 $3,014 $4,155
1973 $3,341 $5,627
1974 $3,080 $7,287
1975 $2,841 $6,680
1976 $2,993 $7,848
1977 $3,253 $10,305
1978 $3,720 $11,630
1979 $4,994 $13,082
1980 $5,743 $15,340
1981 $6,029 $15,666
1982 $6,559 $14,191
1983 $7,081 $12,080
1984 $8,202 $12,378
1985 $9,167 $12,793
1986 $9,601 $16,980
1987 $10,361 $23,238
1988 $10,576 $25,307
1989 $11,291 $23,219
1990 $11,473 $26,272
1991 $11,082 $27,740
1992 $10,873 $28,072
1993 $10,613 $24,404
1994 $10,991 $24,858
1995 $11,375 $27,565
1996 $11,784 $28,584
1997 $20,368 $28,462
1998 $21,667 $31,519
1999 $24,041 $32,834
2000 $24,940 $32,504
2001 $25,372 $29,208
2002 $26,782 $32,749
2003 $26,429 $39,944
2004 $26,650 $47,810
2005 $28,602 $57,784
2006 $29,185 $58,172
2007 $30,052 $70,483
2008 $29,392 $57,489
2009 $27,513 $41,484
2010 $27,473 $43,776
2011 $27,091 $48,255
2012 $28,552 $46,595
2013 $27,643 $50,173
2014 $29,137 $55,140
2015 $30,719 $53,506
2016 $30,617 $62,854
2017 $31,875 $72,976
2018 $32,642 $75,634
2019 $33,640 $69,296
2020 $26,179 $60,128
2021 $30,368 $70,425
2022 $34,957 $76,350
2023 $38,232 $82,139
2024 $39,455 $86,041

Bahamas vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Iceland
1950 58.9 71
1951 59.2 71
1952 59.6 72.4
1953 60 72.3
1954 60.3 73.3
1955 60.7 73.3
1956 61 72.9
1957 61.4 73.4
1958 61.7 73.3
1959 62.1 72.6
1960 62.5 74
1961 62.8 73.4
1962 63.2 73.6
1963 63.5 72.9
1964 63.9 73.5
1965 64.3 73.8
1966 64.6 73.1
1967 65 73.7
1968 65.4 73.9
1969 65.8 73.7
1970 66.2 73.8
1971 66.5 73.5
1972 66.8 74.4
1973 67.1 74.3
1974 67.6 74.1
1975 68.1 75.3
1976 68.5 76.6
1977 68.8 76.1
1978 68.9 76.4
1979 69 76.5
1980 69.1 76.6
1981 69.4 76.2
1982 69.7 76.8
1983 70 76.4
1984 70.2 77.3
1985 70.3 77.4
1986 70.3 77.9
1987 70.4 77.1
1988 70.5 76.9
1989 70.7 77.9
1990 70.9 77.7
1991 71.2 77.8
1992 71.3 78.6
1993 71.4 78.8
1994 71.4 79
1995 71.4 77.5
1996 71.5 78.6
1997 71.6 78.7
1998 71.8 79.4
1999 72.1 79.2
2000 72.5 79.5
2001 72.8 80.4
2002 73 80.3
2003 73.2 80.8
2004 73.2 80.7
2005 73.4 81.2
2006 73.5 80.9
2007 73.5 81.1
2008 73.4 81.2
2009 73.5 81.4
2010 73.4 81.6
2011 73.6 82
2012 73.7 82.3
2013 73.9 81.7
2014 74 82.4
2015 73.8 82.2
2016 74 81.8
2017 74 82.2
2018 74.1 82.5
2019 71.4 82.8
2020 73 82.7
2021 70.8 82.8
2022 74.5 81.6
2023 74.6 82.7
2024 74.7 83
2025 74.9 83.2
2026 75 83.3

Bahamas and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Iceland
Year Population
Bahamas Iceland
1960 116,317 175,574
1961 122,197 179,029
1962 128,493 182,378
1963 135,087 185,653
1964 141,528 188,983
1965 147,952 192,286
1966 154,874 195,570
1967 162,267 198,751
1968 170,089 201,488
1969 177,981 203,369
1970 184,982 204,438
1971 190,857 206,098
1972 196,055 209,137
1973 200,791 212,317
1974 205,342 215,209
1975 209,886 217,979
1976 214,501 220,154
1977 219,157 221,799
1978 223,761 223,537
1979 228,230 225,735
1980 232,526 228,138
1981 236,614 230,755
1982 240,614 233,860
1983 244,698 236,977
1984 248,863 239,511
1985 253,154 241,405
1986 257,536 243,180
1987 261,935 245,859
1988 266,448 249,740
1989 271,178 252,852
1990 275,945 254,826
1991 280,731 257,797
1992 285,927 261,057
1993 291,339 263,725
1994 296,509 266,021
1995 301,461 267,468
1996 306,268 268,916
1997 310,904 271,128
1998 315,368 274,047
1999 319,614 277,381
2000 323,835 281,205
2001 327,836 284,968
2002 331,614 287,523
2003 335,618 289,521
2004 339,782 292,074
2005 343,894 296,734
2006 348,375 303,782
2007 353,334 311,566
2008 358,120 317,414
2009 362,810 318,499
2010 367,478 318,041
2011 371,729 319,014
2012 375,469 320,716
2013 378,953 323,764
2014 382,298 327,386
2015 385,346 330,815
2016 388,055 335,439
2017 390,485 343,400
2018 392,717 352,721
2019 394,675 360,563
2020 395,863 366,463
2021 396,373 372,520
2022 397,538 382,003
2023 399,440 385,663
2024 401,283 386,506

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Iceland

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Iceland
1960 5.09 4.29
1961 5.16 3.88
1962 5.13 3.98
1963 5.06 3.99
1964 4.97 3.88
1965 4.88 3.73
1966 4.79 3.59
1967 4.69 3.28
1968 4.56 3.06
1969 4.38 2.99
1970 4.21 2.81
1971 4.06 2.92
1972 3.89 3.09
1973 3.73 2.94
1974 3.57 2.66
1975 3.42 2.65
1976 3.3 2.52
1977 3.17 2.31
1978 3.05 2.35
1979 2.94 2.49
1980 2.84 2.48
1981 2.77 2.33
1982 2.71 2.27
1983 2.65 2.24
1984 2.59 2.08
1985 2.55 1.93
1986 2.53 1.92
1987 2.52 2.06
1988 2.52 2.26
1989 2.52 2.19
1990 2.52 2.3
1991 2.51 2.18
1992 2.71 2.21
1993 2.61 2.22
1994 2.47 2.14
1995 2.42 2.08
1996 2.35 2.12
1997 2.29 2.04
1998 2.23 2.05
1999 2.13 1.99
2000 2.06 2.08
2001 2.02 1.95
2002 1.98 1.93
2003 1.97 1.99
2004 1.98 2.04
2005 2.01 2.05
2006 2.02 2.08
2007 2.04 2.09
2008 2 2.15
2009 2.01 2.23
2010 1.84 2.2
2011 1.79 2.02
2012 1.76 2.04
2013 1.74 1.93
2014 1.69 1.93
2015 1.57 1.8
2016 1.5 1.74
2017 1.42 1.71
2018 1.4 1.71
2019 1.4 1.74
2020 1.39 1.72
2021 1.38 1.82
2022 1.38 1.59
2023 1.37 1.59

Bahamas and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Iceland
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Iceland
1960 19.5 25.4
1961 19.6 25.2
1962 19.6 24.9
1963 19.7 24.7
1964 19.8 24.4
1965 19.9 24.2
1966 20.1 24.1
1967 20.2 24.1
1968 20.3 24.2
1969 20.5 24.3
1970 20.6 24.5
1971 20.6 24.7
1972 20.7 24.8
1973 20.7 24.9
1974 20.8 25.1
1975 20.9 25.4
1976 21.1 25.7
1977 21.3 26
1978 21.6 26.4
1979 21.8 26.7
1980 22.1 26.9
1981 22.4 27.2
1982 22.7 27.5
1983 23 27.7
1984 23.4 28
1985 23.7 28.4
1986 24 28.8
1987 24.3 29.1
1988 24.7 29.3
1989 25 29.6
1990 25.4 30
1991 25.7 30.2
1992 26 30.5
1993 26.3 30.8
1994 26.6 31.1
1995 26.9 31.5
1996 27.2 31.8
1997 27.5 32.1
1998 27.9 32.4
1999 28.2 32.6
2000 28.5 32.8
2001 28.9 33
2002 29.3 33.4
2003 29.6 33.7
2004 30 34
2005 30.3 34.2
2006 30.6 34.5
2007 30.8 34.6
2008 31 34.5
2009 31.3 34.6
2010 31.5 34.9
2011 31.8 35.1
2012 32.1 35.4
2013 32.4 35.5
2014 32.6 35.7
2015 33 36
2016 33.3 36.2
2017 33.6 36.3
2018 33.9 36.4
2019 34.3 36.5
2020 34.6 36.6
2021 34.9 36.7
2022 35.2 36.7
2023 35.6 36.9
2024 36 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$14.9B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.5%
2026
43.5%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
7.29%
2022
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.35%
2026
-1.39%
2026
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
64.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
20.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
11.9%
2008
Banked people share n/a
99.9%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
15,686 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.46 megatons
2024
3.29 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
3.64 tons
2024
8.52 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
50,951 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas Iceland
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
81.3%
2024
94.2%
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
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2026
92.4
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
18
2026
79
2026
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
87.1%
2023
98%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

Bahamas Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
75 years
2026
83.3 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
100
2026
98
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Iceland
% of world land
0.007%
2026
0.07%
2026
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
100,725 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2026
6,324 sq mi
2026
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2026
205.8 sq mi
2026
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
8,014 mi
2012

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