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Bahamas vs New Zealand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 162nd vs. 74th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas New Zealand
Population
404321
5406623
Population rank 173/197 124/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$260B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 53/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$48,747
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 26/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$55,094
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$133B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
55.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$24,936
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 28/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$36,132
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
101,665 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
38.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Bahamas and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and New Zealand economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year GDP
Bahamas New Zealand
1960 $169,736,027 $5,536,098,360
1961 $190,022,030 $5,721,994,864
1962 $212,170,034 $6,133,158,532
1963 $237,650,038 $6,699,741,645
1964 $266,560,043 $7,340,766,415
1965 $300,272,048 $5,706,251,400
1966 $346,800,000 $5,917,437,693
1967 $398,000,000 $6,016,017,227
1968 $453,800,000 $5,228,045,415
1969 $538,700,000 $5,814,357,709
1970 $539,500,000 $6,495,605,331
1971 $573,400,000 $7,911,136,757
1972 $590,900,000 $9,567,331,065
1973 $670,900,000 $12,802,281,898
1974 $632,400,000 $13,940,981,798
1975 $596,200,000 $12,861,983,284
1976 $642,100,000 $13,604,832,424
1977 $713,000,000 $15,446,825,318
1978 $832,400,000 $18,530,518,395
1979 $1,139,800,100 $20,731,243,113
1980 $1,335,300,000 $23,244,547,385
1981 $1,426,500,000 $24,417,617,184
1982 $1,578,300,000 $24,164,603,059
1983 $1,732,800,000 $24,309,279,706
1984 $2,041,100,000 $21,665,975,319
1985 $2,320,699,900 $24,679,795,396
1986 $2,472,500,000 $30,604,668,357
1987 $2,713,999,900 $40,376,354,070
1988 $2,817,900,000 $45,176,811,594
1989 $3,062,000,000 $43,920,222,525
1990 $3,166,000,000 $45,495,129,385
1991 $3,111,160,000 $42,745,329,732
1992 $3,109,000,000 $41,649,829,860
1993 $3,092,000,000 $46,775,620,817
1994 $3,259,000,000 $55,314,732,279
1995 $3,429,000,000 $63,918,703,507
1996 $3,609,000,000 $70,140,835,299
1997 $6,332,360,000 $66,075,143,415
1998 $6,833,220,000 $56,227,169,851
1999 $7,683,870,000 $58,762,260,626
2000 $8,076,470,000 $52,623,281,957
2001 $8,317,830,000 $53,872,425,917
2002 $8,881,160,000 $66,627,729,311
2003 $8,870,090,000 $88,250,885,550
2004 $9,055,290,000 $103,905,210,084
2005 $9,836,200,000 $114,720,129,550
2006 $10,167,250,000 $111,538,810,713
2007 $10,618,340,000 $137,188,946,866
2008 $10,526,000,000 $133,437,126,590
2009 $9,981,960,000 $121,663,439,315
2010 $10,095,760,000 $146,887,902,524
2011 $10,070,450,000 $168,484,908,960
2012 $10,720,400,000 $176,560,711,239
2013 $10,475,300,000 $191,012,364,177
2014 $11,139,100,000 $201,518,402,787
2015 $11,837,600,000 $178,224,167,088
2016 $11,880,900,000 $189,100,085,275
2017 $12,446,900,000 $206,745,969,246
2018 $12,819,200,000 $211,985,631,173
2019 $13,277,000,000 $213,006,341,102
2020 $10,363,200,000 $213,029,554,654
2021 $12,037,000,000 $253,977,931,815
2022 $13,896,800,000 $249,509,991,440
2023 $15,271,300,000 $255,194,972,673
2024 $15,832,800,000 $260,235,932,559

Bahamas and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas New Zealand
1960 $1,459 $2,334
1961 $1,555 $2,365
1962 $1,651 $2,471
1963 $1,759 $2,646
1964 $1,883 $2,839
1965 $2,030 $2,171
1966 $2,239 $2,211
1967 $2,453 $2,208
1968 $2,668 $1,902
1969 $3,027 $2,097
1970 $2,916 $2,311
1971 $3,004 $2,773
1972 $3,014 $3,295
1973 $3,341 $4,323
1974 $3,080 $4,611
1975 $2,841 $4,172
1976 $2,993 $4,374
1977 $3,253 $4,951
1978 $3,720 $5,937
1979 $4,994 $6,668
1980 $5,743 $7,467
1981 $6,029 $7,814
1982 $6,559 $7,656
1983 $7,081 $7,598
1984 $8,202 $6,714
1985 $9,167 $7,601
1986 $9,601 $9,428
1987 $10,361 $12,331
1988 $10,576 $13,759
1989 $11,291 $13,312
1990 $11,473 $13,663
1991 $11,082 $12,230
1992 $10,873 $11,793
1993 $10,613 $13,094
1994 $10,991 $15,280
1995 $11,375 $17,400
1996 $11,784 $18,794
1997 $20,368 $17,474
1998 $21,667 $14,738
1999 $24,041 $15,322
2000 $24,940 $13,641
2001 $25,372 $13,883
2002 $26,782 $16,874
2003 $26,429 $21,914
2004 $26,650 $25,420
2005 $28,602 $27,751
2006 $29,185 $26,655
2007 $30,052 $32,480
2008 $29,392 $31,325
2009 $27,513 $28,277
2010 $27,473 $33,762
2011 $27,091 $38,432
2012 $28,552 $40,054
2013 $27,643 $43,000
2014 $29,137 $44,618
2015 $30,719 $38,665
2016 $30,617 $40,114
2017 $31,875 $42,950
2018 $32,642 $43,257
2019 $33,640 $42,779
2020 $26,179 $41,851
2021 $30,368 $49,689
2022 $34,957 $48,760
2023 $38,232 $48,655
2024 $39,455 $48,747

Bahamas vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas New Zealand
1950 58.9 69.3
1951 59.2 69.1
1952 59.6 69.4
1953 60 70.2
1954 60.3 70.3
1955 60.7 70.5
1956 61 70.7
1957 61.4 70.3
1958 61.7 70.9
1959 62.1 70.8
1960 62.5 71.2
1961 62.8 70.9
1962 63.2 71.2
1963 63.5 71.3
1964 63.9 71.3
1965 64.3 71.2
1966 64.6 71.1
1967 65 71.4
1968 65.4 71.1
1969 65.8 71.5
1970 66.2 71.2
1971 66.5 71.7
1972 66.8 71.8
1973 67.1 71.7
1974 67.6 71.9
1975 68.1 72.2
1976 68.5 72.4
1977 68.8 72.1
1978 68.9 73
1979 69 73.1
1980 69.1 72.9
1981 69.4 73.6
1982 69.7 73.7
1983 70 73.8
1984 70.2 74.4
1985 70.3 73.9
1986 70.3 74.1
1987 70.4 74.2
1988 70.5 74.5
1989 70.7 74.9
1990 70.9 75.4
1991 71.2 76.1
1992 71.3 76.2
1993 71.4 76.5
1994 71.4 76.9
1995 71.4 76.8
1996 71.5 76.8
1997 71.6 77.3
1998 71.8 78.2
1999 72.1 77.9
2000 72.5 78.7
2001 72.8 78.7
2002 73 78.9
2003 73.2 79.1
2004 73.2 79.4
2005 73.4 80
2006 73.5 80
2007 73.5 80.1
2008 73.4 80.2
2009 73.5 80.5
2010 73.4 81.1
2011 73.6 80.8
2012 73.7 81.2
2013 73.9 81.6
2014 74 81.4
2015 73.8 81.6
2016 74 82
2017 74 81.6
2018 74.1 81.9
2019 71.4 81.8
2020 73 82.7
2021 70.8 82.3
2022 74.5 81
2023 74.6 82.1
2024 74.7 82.2
2025 74.9 82.4

Bahamas and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year Population
Bahamas New Zealand
1960 116,317 2,371,800
1961 122,197 2,419,700
1962 128,493 2,482,000
1963 135,087 2,531,800
1964 141,528 2,585,400
1965 147,952 2,628,400
1966 154,874 2,675,900
1967 162,267 2,724,100
1968 170,089 2,748,100
1969 177,981 2,772,800
1970 184,982 2,810,700
1971 190,857 2,853,000
1972 196,055 2,903,900
1973 200,791 2,961,300
1974 205,342 3,023,700
1975 209,886 3,083,100
1976 214,501 3,110,500
1977 219,157 3,120,200
1978 223,761 3,121,200
1979 228,230 3,109,000
1980 232,526 3,112,900
1981 236,614 3,124,900
1982 240,614 3,156,100
1983 244,698 3,199,300
1984 248,863 3,227,100
1985 253,154 3,247,100
1986 257,536 3,246,300
1987 261,935 3,274,400
1988 266,448 3,283,400
1989 271,178 3,299,200
1990 275,945 3,329,800
1991 280,731 3,495,100
1992 285,927 3,531,700
1993 291,339 3,572,200
1994 296,509 3,620,000
1995 301,461 3,673,400
1996 306,268 3,732,000
1997 310,904 3,781,300
1998 315,368 3,815,000
1999 319,614 3,835,100
2000 323,835 3,857,700
2001 327,836 3,880,500
2002 331,614 3,948,500
2003 335,618 4,027,200
2004 339,782 4,087,500
2005 343,894 4,133,900
2006 348,375 4,184,600
2007 353,334 4,223,800
2008 358,120 4,259,800
2009 362,810 4,302,600
2010 367,478 4,350,700
2011 371,729 4,384,000
2012 375,469 4,408,100
2013 378,953 4,442,100
2014 382,298 4,516,500
2015 385,346 4,609,400
2016 388,055 4,714,100
2017 390,485 4,813,600
2018 392,717 4,900,600
2019 394,675 4,979,200
2020 395,863 5,090,200
2021 396,373 5,111,300
2022 397,538 5,117,100
2023 399,440 5,245,000
2024 401,283 5,338,500

Fertility rates in Bahamas and New Zealand

Fertility rate
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas New Zealand
1960 5.09 4.24
1961 5.16 4.31
1962 5.13 4.19
1963 5.06 4.05
1964 4.97 3.8
1965 4.88 3.54
1966 4.79 3.41
1967 4.69 3.35
1968 4.56 3.34
1969 4.38 3.28
1970 4.21 3.17
1971 4.06 3.18
1972 3.89 3
1973 3.73 2.76
1974 3.57 2.58
1975 3.42 2.37
1976 3.3 2.27
1977 3.17 2.21
1978 3.05 2.07
1979 2.94 2.12
1980 2.84 2.03
1981 2.77 2.01
1982 2.71 1.95
1983 2.65 1.92
1984 2.59 1.93
1985 2.55 1.93
1986 2.53 1.96
1987 2.52 2.03
1988 2.52 2.1
1989 2.52 2.12
1990 2.52 2.18
1991 2.51 2.09
1992 2.71 2.06
1993 2.61 2.04
1994 2.47 1.98
1995 2.42 1.98
1996 2.35 1.96
1997 2.29 1.96
1998 2.23 1.89
1999 2.13 1.97
2000 2.06 1.98
2001 2.02 1.97
2002 1.98 1.89
2003 1.97 1.93
2004 1.98 1.98
2005 2.01 1.97
2006 2.02 2.01
2007 2.04 2.18
2008 2 2.19
2009 2.01 2.13
2010 1.84 2.17
2011 1.79 2.09
2012 1.76 2.1
2013 1.74 2.01
2014 1.69 1.92
2015 1.57 1.99
2016 1.5 1.87
2017 1.42 1.81
2018 1.4 1.71
2019 1.4 1.72
2020 1.39 1.61
2021 1.38 1.64
2022 1.38 1.66
2023 1.37 1.56

Bahamas and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

New Zealand
Year Median age, years
Bahamas New Zealand
1960 19.5 27.5
1961 19.6 27.1
1962 19.6 26.8
1963 19.7 26.4
1964 19.8 26.2
1965 19.9 26
1966 20.1 25.9
1967 20.2 25.8
1968 20.3 25.7
1969 20.5 25.7
1970 20.6 25.6
1971 20.6 25.7
1972 20.7 25.9
1973 20.7 26
1974 20.8 26.2
1975 20.9 26.3
1976 21.1 26.5
1977 21.3 26.8
1978 21.6 27.1
1979 21.8 27.5
1980 22.1 27.9
1981 22.4 28.2
1982 22.7 28.5
1983 23 28.8
1984 23.4 29.1
1985 23.7 29.4
1986 24 29.8
1987 24.3 30.1
1988 24.7 30.4
1989 25 30.8
1990 25.4 31.1
1991 25.7 31.4
1992 26 31.7
1993 26.3 32
1994 26.6 32.3
1995 26.9 32.6
1996 27.2 32.8
1997 27.5 33.2
1998 27.9 33.6
1999 28.2 34
2000 28.5 34.3
2001 28.9 34.6
2002 29.3 34.8
2003 29.6 35
2004 30 35.2
2005 30.3 35.5
2006 30.6 35.8
2007 30.8 36.1
2008 31 36.4
2009 31.3 36.6
2010 31.5 36.8
2011 31.8 37
2012 32.1 37.2
2013 32.4 37.4
2014 32.6 37.5
2015 33 37.4
2016 33.3 37.3
2017 33.6 37.2
2018 33.9 37.3
2019 34.3 37.3
2020 34.6 37.5
2021 34.9 37.8
2022 35.2 38.1
2023 35.6 38.3
2024 36 38.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas New Zealand
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$247B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
43%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
5.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-5.18%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
4.72%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
67.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
19.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
78.1
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
112
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$92.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$22.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$598M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
996,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
18.8%
2018
Banked people share n/a
97.9%
2024

Energy

Bahamas New Zealand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
3,629 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$14.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
35.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
6.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
28.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
39.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
31.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,952 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
81.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.5%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Bahamas New Zealand
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
+18,766
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
87.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
89
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
83
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
91
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
1.11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
9.6
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
99%
2003
English speaking
87.1%
2023
97.8%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
96.2%
2023

Health

Bahamas New Zealand
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$4,804
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$561
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
3.57
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
27.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
4.7
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
34.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
10 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas New Zealand
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.18%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
19,044 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
37,494 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
38,418 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
60,159 mi
2020

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