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Bahamas vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 162nd vs. 30th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Nigeria
Population
404321
241467099
Population rank 173/197 6/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Bahamas and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year GDP
Bahamas Nigeria
1960 $169,736,027 $4,196,174,502
1961 $190,022,030 $4,467,287,893
1962 $212,170,034 $4,909,399,176
1963 $237,650,038 $5,165,590,254
1964 $266,560,043 $5,552,931,319
1965 $300,272,048 $5,874,537,650
1966 $346,800,000 $6,366,917,453
1967 $398,000,000 $5,203,237,919
1968 $453,800,000 $5,200,997,920
1969 $538,700,000 $6,634,317,346
1970 $539,500,000 $12,546,094,982
1971 $573,400,000 $9,181,769,912
1972 $590,900,000 $12,274,416,018
1973 $670,900,000 $15,162,871,287
1974 $632,400,000 $24,846,641,318
1975 $596,200,000 $27,778,934,625
1976 $642,100,000 $36,308,883,249
1977 $713,000,000 $36,035,407,725
1978 $832,400,000 $36,527,862,209
1979 $1,139,800,100 $47,259,911,894
1980 $1,335,300,000 $64,201,788,123
1981 $1,426,500,000 $164,475,209,516
1982 $1,578,300,000 $142,769,363,314
1983 $1,732,800,000 $97,094,911,792
1984 $2,041,100,000 $73,484,359,521
1985 $2,320,699,900 $73,745,821,158
1986 $2,472,500,000 $54,805,852,581
1987 $2,713,999,900 $52,676,041,931
1988 $2,817,900,000 $49,648,470,440
1989 $3,062,000,000 $44,003,061,108
1990 $3,166,000,000 $54,035,795,388
1991 $3,111,160,000 $59,526,833,412
1992 $3,109,000,000 $52,058,181,854
1993 $3,092,000,000 $56,721,051,402
1994 $3,259,000,000 $80,399,613,064
1995 $3,429,000,000 $140,919,776,986
1996 $3,609,000,000 $185,730,236,700
1997 $6,332,360,000 $200,850,397,618
1998 $6,833,220,000 $218,416,200,673
1999 $7,683,870,000 $59,145,077,039
2000 $8,076,470,000 $69,171,451,627
2001 $8,317,830,000 $73,557,840,064
2002 $8,881,160,000 $95,054,059,303
2003 $8,870,090,000 $104,738,954,264
2004 $9,055,290,000 $135,764,731,646
2005 $9,836,200,000 $175,670,569,969
2006 $10,167,250,000 $238,454,997,161
2007 $10,618,340,000 $278,260,846,800
2008 $10,526,000,000 $339,476,276,258
2009 $9,981,960,000 $295,008,835,381
2010 $10,095,760,000 $366,990,417,129
2011 $10,070,450,000 $414,466,676,831
2012 $10,720,400,000 $463,971,018,239
2013 $10,475,300,000 $520,117,180,314
2014 $11,139,100,000 $574,183,763,412
2015 $11,837,600,000 $493,026,682,801
2016 $11,880,900,000 $404,649,125,252
2017 $12,446,900,000 $375,745,731,053
2018 $12,819,200,000 $421,739,251,509
2019 $13,277,000,000 $474,517,490,844
2020 $10,363,200,000 $432,198,898,468
2021 $12,037,000,000 $440,833,635,874
2022 $13,896,800,000 $477,403,400,101
2023 $15,271,300,000 $363,846,332,835
2024 $15,832,800,000 $187,759,703,100

Bahamas and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Nigeria
1960 $1,459 $93.1
1961 $1,555 $97.1
1962 $1,651 $104.5
1963 $1,759 $107.7
1964 $1,883 $113.3
1965 $2,030 $117.3
1966 $2,239 $124.4
1967 $2,453 $99.5
1968 $2,668 $97.3
1969 $3,027 $121.4
1970 $2,916 $224.5
1971 $3,004 $160.5
1972 $3,014 $209.5
1973 $3,341 $252.4
1974 $3,080 $403
1975 $2,841 $438
1976 $2,993 $556
1977 $3,253 $536
1978 $3,720 $527
1979 $4,994 $661
1980 $5,743 $870
1981 $6,029 $2,162
1982 $6,559 $1,822
1983 $7,081 $1,207
1984 $8,202 $890
1985 $9,167 $869
1986 $9,601 $628
1987 $10,361 $588
1988 $10,576 $540
1989 $11,291 $465
1990 $11,473 $556
1991 $11,082 $597
1992 $10,873 $509
1993 $10,613 $540
1994 $10,991 $745
1995 $11,375 $1,272
1996 $11,784 $1,633
1997 $20,368 $1,720
1998 $21,667 $1,822
1999 $24,041 $481
2000 $24,940 $547
2001 $25,372 $566
2002 $26,782 $712
2003 $26,429 $763
2004 $26,650 $962
2005 $28,602 $1,211
2006 $29,185 $1,600
2007 $30,052 $1,816
2008 $29,392 $2,154
2009 $27,513 $1,820
2010 $27,473 $2,202
2011 $27,091 $2,418
2012 $28,552 $2,633
2013 $27,643 $2,873
2014 $29,137 $3,089
2015 $30,719 $2,586
2016 $30,617 $2,070
2017 $31,875 $1,876
2018 $32,642 $2,058
2019 $33,640 $2,265
2020 $26,179 $2,020
2021 $30,368 $2,017
2022 $34,957 $2,139
2023 $38,232 $1,597
2024 $39,455 $807

Bahamas vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Nigeria
1950 58.9 35.5
1951 59.2 35.7
1952 59.6 35.9
1953 60 36
1954 60.3 36.2
1955 60.7 36.3
1956 61 36.5
1957 61.4 36.6
1958 61.7 36.8
1959 62.1 37
1960 62.5 37.2
1961 62.8 37.4
1962 63.2 37.6
1963 63.5 37.8
1964 63.9 38
1965 64.3 38.2
1966 64.6 38.4
1967 65 37.5
1968 65.4 38.6
1969 65.8 38.9
1970 66.2 40
1971 66.5 40.6
1972 66.8 41.3
1973 67.1 41.8
1974 67.6 42.5
1975 68.1 43.1
1976 68.5 44.2
1977 68.8 44.8
1978 68.9 45.3
1979 69 45.7
1980 69.1 46
1981 69.4 46.3
1982 69.7 46.4
1983 70 46.4
1984 70.2 46.3
1985 70.3 46.2
1986 70.3 46
1987 70.4 45.9
1988 70.5 45.8
1989 70.7 45.8
1990 70.9 45.7
1991 71.2 45.5
1992 71.3 45.6
1993 71.4 45.8
1994 71.4 45.7
1995 71.4 45.9
1996 71.5 45.8
1997 71.6 46
1998 71.8 46.1
1999 72.1 46.6
2000 72.5 47.1
2001 72.8 47.5
2002 73 48
2003 73.2 48.6
2004 73.2 49.1
2005 73.4 49.5
2006 73.5 49.9
2007 73.5 50.4
2008 73.4 50.7
2009 73.5 51.1
2010 73.4 51.3
2011 73.6 51.5
2012 73.7 51.7
2013 73.9 51.8
2014 74 51.9
2015 73.8 51.9
2016 74 52.2
2017 74 52.4
2018 74.1 52.7
2019 71.4 53
2020 73 53.1
2021 70.8 53.5
2022 74.5 54.1
2023 74.6 54.5
2024 74.7 54.6
2025 74.9 54.8

Bahamas and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year Population
Bahamas Nigeria
1960 116,317 45,053,782
1961 122,197 45,989,310
1962 128,493 46,965,292
1963 135,087 47,973,575
1964 141,528 49,012,016
1965 147,952 50,086,764
1966 154,874 51,188,234
1967 162,267 52,293,065
1968 170,089 53,432,783
1969 177,981 54,631,914
1970 184,982 55,893,838
1971 190,857 57,214,684
1972 196,055 58,601,748
1973 200,791 60,082,139
1974 205,342 61,679,144
1975 209,886 63,410,815
1976 214,501 65,258,009
1977 219,157 67,234,590
1978 223,761 69,326,532
1979 228,230 71,498,242
1980 232,526 73,764,641
1981 236,614 76,068,103
1982 240,614 78,378,701
1983 244,698 80,438,260
1984 248,863 82,526,443
1985 253,154 84,897,973
1986 257,536 87,235,953
1987 261,935 89,591,716
1988 266,448 92,020,090
1989 271,178 94,531,014
1990 275,945 97,120,925
1991 280,731 99,720,162
1992 285,927 102,372,770
1993 291,339 105,122,069
1994 296,509 107,935,714
1995 301,461 110,819,428
1996 306,268 113,754,779
1997 310,904 116,754,792
1998 315,368 119,846,254
1999 319,614 123,047,320
2000 323,835 126,382,494
2001 327,836 129,862,595
2002 331,614 133,471,989
2003 335,618 137,202,644
2004 339,782 141,057,045
2005 343,894 145,017,253
2006 348,375 149,077,334
2007 353,334 153,267,261
2008 358,120 157,595,014
2009 362,810 162,049,464
2010 367,478 166,642,886
2011 371,729 171,379,598
2012 375,469 176,200,625
2013 378,953 181,049,443
2014 382,298 185,896,915
2015 385,346 190,671,878
2016 388,055 195,443,700
2017 390,485 200,254,579
2018 392,717 204,938,755
2019 394,675 209,485,641
2020 395,863 213,996,181
2021 396,373 218,529,286
2022 397,538 223,150,896
2023 399,440 227,882,945
2024 401,283 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Nigeria
1960 5.09 6.36
1961 5.16 6.35
1962 5.13 6.36
1963 5.06 6.35
1964 4.97 6.36
1965 4.88 6.37
1966 4.79 6.39
1967 4.69 6.4
1968 4.56 6.42
1969 4.38 6.44
1970 4.21 6.47
1971 4.06 6.53
1972 3.89 6.58
1973 3.73 6.63
1974 3.57 6.7
1975 3.42 6.77
1976 3.3 6.81
1977 3.17 6.86
1978 3.05 6.92
1979 2.94 6.89
1980 2.84 6.85
1981 2.77 6.82
1982 2.71 6.8
1983 2.65 6.78
1984 2.59 6.7
1985 2.55 6.62
1986 2.53 6.56
1987 2.52 6.5
1988 2.52 6.5
1989 2.52 6.49
1990 2.52 6.46
1991 2.51 6.43
1992 2.71 6.39
1993 2.61 6.35
1994 2.47 6.32
1995 2.42 6.27
1996 2.35 6.22
1997 2.29 6.14
1998 2.23 6.07
1999 2.13 6.08
2000 2.06 6.12
2001 2.02 6.13
2002 1.98 6.12
2003 1.97 6.1
2004 1.98 6.09
2005 2.01 6.06
2006 2.02 6.05
2007 2.04 6.03
2008 2 6.02
2009 2.01 5.99
2010 1.84 5.95
2011 1.79 5.89
2012 1.76 5.8
2013 1.74 5.69
2014 1.69 5.62
2015 1.57 5.5
2016 1.5 5.34
2017 1.42 5.18
2018 1.4 5.02
2019 1.4 4.86
2020 1.39 4.7
2021 1.38 4.64
2022 1.38 4.55
2023 1.37 4.48

Bahamas and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Nigeria
1960 19.5 19.3
1961 19.6 19.3
1962 19.6 19.3
1963 19.7 19.3
1964 19.8 19.3
1965 19.9 19.3
1966 20.1 19.3
1967 20.2 19.2
1968 20.3 19.2
1969 20.5 19.1
1970 20.6 18.9
1971 20.6 18.8
1972 20.7 18.7
1973 20.7 18.6
1974 20.8 18.5
1975 20.9 18.4
1976 21.1 18.3
1977 21.3 18.2
1978 21.6 18
1979 21.8 17.9
1980 22.1 17.8
1981 22.4 17.7
1982 22.7 17.6
1983 23 17.5
1984 23.4 17.4
1985 23.7 17.3
1986 24 17.3
1987 24.3 17.3
1988 24.7 17.3
1989 25 17.3
1990 25.4 17.3
1991 25.7 17.3
1992 26 17.4
1993 26.3 17.4
1994 26.6 17.5
1995 26.9 17.6
1996 27.2 17.6
1997 27.5 17.7
1998 27.9 17.8
1999 28.2 17.9
2000 28.5 17.9
2001 28.9 17.9
2002 29.3 17.9
2003 29.6 17.9
2004 30 17.9
2005 30.3 17.9
2006 30.6 17.9
2007 30.8 17.9
2008 31 17.8
2009 31.3 17.8
2010 31.5 17.8
2011 31.8 17.7
2012 32.1 17.7
2013 32.4 17.7
2014 32.6 17.7
2015 33 17.8
2016 33.3 17.8
2017 33.6 17.9
2018 33.9 18
2019 34.3 18.2
2020 34.6 18.3
2021 34.9 18.5
2022 35.2 18.7
2023 35.6 18.8
2024 36 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
0.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
63.3%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Bahamas Nigeria
% of world population
0.005%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
70.4%
2024
English speaking
87.1%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Bahamas Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Nigeria
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
121,167 mi
2017

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