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Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 162nd vs. 54th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
Population
404321
10911445
Population rank 173/197 90/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$32.5B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 109/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$3,076
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 140/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$4,889
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
52%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$1,652
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 123/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$2,561
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
174,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
60.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
3.1
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
23.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1960 $169,736,027 $230,496,037
1961 $190,022,030 $244,832,039
1962 $212,170,034 $261,184,042
1963 $237,650,038 $275,968,044
1964 $266,560,043 $305,312,049
1965 $300,272,048 $344,176,055
1966 $346,800,000 $390,992,063
1967 $398,000,000 $441,728,183
1968 $453,800,000 $485,184,190
1969 $538,700,000 $551,263,864
1970 $539,500,000 $645,568,215
1971 $573,400,000 $717,750,278
1972 $590,900,000 $858,761,926
1973 $670,900,000 $1,299,079,410
1974 $632,400,000 $1,467,417,672
1975 $596,200,000 $1,356,603,608
1976 $642,100,000 $1,511,843,235
1977 $713,000,000 $1,640,746,619
1978 $832,400,000 $1,947,878,831
1979 $1,139,800,100 $2,293,760,511
1980 $1,335,300,000 $2,545,808,456
1981 $1,426,500,000 $2,498,190,847
1982 $1,578,300,000 $2,368,719,683
1983 $1,732,800,000 $2,562,351,551
1984 $2,041,100,000 $2,552,662,617
1985 $2,320,699,900 $2,423,339,172
1986 $2,472,500,000 $2,647,995,602
1987 $2,713,999,900 $3,143,851,794
1988 $2,817,900,000 $3,656,177,881
1989 $3,062,000,000 $3,546,472,566
1990 $3,166,000,000 $3,219,729,083
1991 $3,111,160,000 $3,787,394,958
1992 $3,109,000,000 $4,377,980,510
1993 $3,092,000,000 $4,974,550,286
1994 $3,259,000,000 $5,502,786,070
1995 $3,429,000,000 $4,636,057,476
1996 $3,609,000,000 $5,155,311,077
1997 $6,332,360,000 $4,936,615,299
1998 $6,833,220,000 $3,789,443,015
1999 $7,683,870,000 $3,477,038,204
2000 $8,076,470,000 $3,521,339,699
2001 $8,317,830,000 $3,081,024,212
2002 $8,881,160,000 $2,999,511,040
2003 $8,870,090,000 $3,536,411,824
2004 $9,055,290,000 $3,927,157,867
2005 $9,836,200,000 $4,865,892,972
2006 $10,167,250,000 $8,354,911,041
2007 $10,618,340,000 $9,545,028,944
2008 $10,526,000,000 $11,670,892,801
2009 $9,981,960,000 $11,619,456,449
2010 $10,095,760,000 $14,250,786,675
2011 $10,070,450,000 $17,985,138,066
2012 $10,720,400,000 $21,295,168,666
2013 $10,475,300,000 $21,261,338,065
2014 $11,139,100,000 $23,210,823,987
2015 $11,837,600,000 $21,723,437,010
2016 $11,880,900,000 $20,758,876,953
2017 $12,446,900,000 $22,742,699,138
2018 $12,819,200,000 $24,109,780,708
2019 $13,277,000,000 $24,750,626,030
2020 $10,363,200,000 $23,848,447,850
2021 $12,037,000,000 $26,109,413,521
2022 $13,896,800,000 $31,653,185,953
2023 $15,271,300,000 $30,816,367,067
2024 $15,832,800,000 $32,538,480,024

Bahamas and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1960 $1,459 $115.5
1961 $1,555 $119.7
1962 $1,651 $124.7
1963 $1,759 $128.9
1964 $1,883 $139.5
1965 $2,030 $153.9
1966 $2,239 $171.1
1967 $2,453 $189
1968 $2,668 $202.9
1969 $3,027 $225.3
1970 $2,916 $257.6
1971 $3,004 $279.7
1972 $3,014 $327
1973 $3,341 $483
1974 $3,080 $533
1975 $2,841 $482
1976 $2,993 $525
1977 $3,253 $558
1978 $3,720 $648
1979 $4,994 $748
1980 $5,743 $813
1981 $6,029 $781
1982 $6,559 $726
1983 $7,081 $769
1984 $8,202 $750
1985 $9,167 $697
1986 $9,601 $745
1987 $10,361 $865
1988 $10,576 $985
1989 $11,291 $934
1990 $11,473 $826
1991 $11,082 $942
1992 $10,873 $1,051
1993 $10,613 $1,151
1994 $10,991 $1,228
1995 $11,375 $998
1996 $11,784 $1,071
1997 $20,368 $990
1998 $21,667 $733
1999 $24,041 $650
2000 $24,940 $636
2001 $25,372 $538
2002 $26,782 $506
2003 $26,429 $577
2004 $26,650 $621
2005 $28,602 $744
2006 $29,185 $1,238
2007 $30,052 $1,371
2008 $29,392 $1,625
2009 $27,513 $1,569
2010 $27,473 $1,867
2011 $27,091 $2,288
2012 $28,552 $2,635
2013 $27,643 $2,561
2014 $29,137 $2,723
2015 $30,719 $2,485
2016 $30,617 $2,316
2017 $31,875 $2,478
2018 $32,642 $2,566
2019 $33,640 $2,576
2020 $26,179 $2,430
2021 $30,368 $2,608
2022 $34,957 $3,102
2023 $38,232 $2,966
2024 $39,455 $3,076

Bahamas vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1950 58.9 39.4
1951 59.2 35.5
1952 59.6 40.7
1953 60 41.3
1954 60.3 42
1955 60.7 42.6
1956 61 43.3
1957 61.4 43.9
1958 61.7 44.6
1959 62.1 45.1
1960 62.5 45.8
1961 62.8 46.4
1962 63.2 46.7
1963 63.5 47.7
1964 63.9 48.3
1965 64.3 48.9
1966 64.6 49.6
1967 65 50.2
1968 65.4 50.9
1969 65.8 51.5
1970 66.2 52.1
1971 66.5 52.6
1972 66.8 53.3
1973 67.1 53.9
1974 67.6 54.4
1975 68.1 55
1976 68.5 55.5
1977 68.8 56
1978 68.9 56.5
1979 69 57
1980 69.1 57.4
1981 69.4 57.8
1982 69.7 58.1
1983 70 58.3
1984 70.2 58.6
1985 70.3 58.8
1986 70.3 59
1987 70.4 59.2
1988 70.5 59.4
1989 70.7 59.6
1990 70.9 59.8
1991 71.2 59.9
1992 71.3 60.3
1993 71.4 60.5
1994 71.4 60.7
1995 71.4 60.9
1996 71.5 61.1
1997 71.6 61.3
1998 71.8 60.4
1999 72.1 61.5
2000 72.5 61.6
2001 72.8 61.6
2002 73 61.6
2003 73.2 61.7
2004 73.2 61.8
2005 73.4 61.9
2006 73.5 62
2007 73.5 62.2
2008 73.4 62.5
2009 73.5 62.8
2010 73.4 63.1
2011 73.6 63.4
2012 73.7 63.6
2013 73.9 63.9
2014 74 64.2
2015 73.8 64.5
2016 74 64.7
2017 74 64.9
2018 74.1 65.1
2019 71.4 65.3
2020 73 65.1
2021 70.8 64.4
2022 74.5 65.3
2023 74.6 66.1
2024 74.7 66.3
2025 74.9 66.4

Bahamas and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year Population
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1960 116,317 1,995,110
1961 122,197 2,046,127
1962 128,493 2,093,919
1963 135,087 2,141,376
1964 141,528 2,188,325
1965 147,952 2,235,820
1966 154,874 2,285,774
1967 162,267 2,337,532
1968 170,089 2,390,803
1969 177,981 2,446,927
1970 184,982 2,505,628
1971 190,857 2,566,421
1972 196,055 2,628,432
1973 200,791 2,690,629
1974 205,342 2,752,671
1975 209,886 2,814,820
1976 214,501 2,877,327
1977 219,157 2,940,327
1978 223,761 3,003,714
1979 228,230 3,067,341
1980 232,526 3,131,512
1981 236,614 3,197,019
1982 240,614 3,264,291
1983 244,698 3,333,633
1984 248,863 3,405,198
1985 253,154 3,478,936
1986 257,536 3,554,793
1987 261,935 3,632,543
1988 266,448 3,711,880
1989 271,178 3,796,078
1990 275,945 3,896,481
1991 280,731 4,021,837
1992 285,927 4,166,699
1993 291,339 4,320,872
1994 296,509 4,480,208
1995 301,461 4,644,278
1996 306,268 4,813,361
1997 310,904 4,987,883
1998 315,368 5,166,390
1999 319,614 5,349,333
2000 323,835 5,537,064
2001 327,836 5,728,435
2002 331,614 5,924,003
2003 335,618 6,123,997
2004 339,782 6,328,041
2005 343,894 6,535,905
2006 348,375 6,747,720
2007 353,334 6,963,345
2008 358,120 7,183,002
2009 362,810 7,406,438
2010 367,478 7,633,523
2011 371,729 7,859,346
2012 375,469 8,081,390
2013 378,953 8,302,698
2014 382,298 8,523,441
2015 385,346 8,743,246
2016 388,055 8,961,718
2017 390,485 9,178,714
2018 392,717 9,394,513
2019 394,675 9,609,010
2020 395,863 9,815,746
2021 396,373 10,012,896
2022 397,538 10,203,169
2023 399,440 10,389,635
2024 401,283 10,576,502

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1960 5.09 6.02
1961 5.16 6.07
1962 5.13 6.14
1963 5.06 6.15
1964 4.97 6.19
1965 4.88 6.2
1966 4.79 6.23
1967 4.69 6.24
1968 4.56 6.25
1969 4.38 6.26
1970 4.21 6.25
1971 4.06 6.23
1972 3.89 6.2
1973 3.73 6.16
1974 3.57 6.11
1975 3.42 6.07
1976 3.3 6.02
1977 3.17 5.96
1978 3.05 5.88
1979 2.94 5.79
1980 2.84 5.71
1981 2.77 5.65
1982 2.71 5.59
1983 2.65 5.56
1984 2.59 5.51
1985 2.55 5.47
1986 2.53 5.42
1987 2.52 5.36
1988 2.52 5.3
1989 2.52 5.24
1990 2.52 5.18
1991 2.51 5.11
1992 2.71 5.03
1993 2.61 4.96
1994 2.47 4.87
1995 2.42 4.78
1996 2.35 4.73
1997 2.29 4.68
1998 2.23 4.63
1999 2.13 4.59
2000 2.06 4.53
2001 2.02 4.47
2002 1.98 4.42
2003 1.97 4.36
2004 1.98 4.28
2005 2.01 4.22
2006 2.02 4.15
2007 2.04 4.08
2008 2 4.01
2009 2.01 3.94
2010 1.84 3.88
2011 1.79 3.82
2012 1.76 3.75
2013 1.74 3.68
2014 1.69 3.63
2015 1.57 3.56
2016 1.5 3.5
2017 1.42 3.43
2018 1.4 3.38
2019 1.4 3.32
2020 1.39 3.27
2021 1.38 3.22
2022 1.38 3.17
2023 1.37 3.1

Bahamas and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Papua New Guinea
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Papua New Guinea
1960 19.5 18.5
1961 19.6 18.4
1962 19.6 18.3
1963 19.7 18.1
1964 19.8 18
1965 19.9 17.9
1966 20.1 17.8
1967 20.2 17.6
1968 20.3 17.5
1969 20.5 17.4
1970 20.6 17.3
1971 20.6 17.2
1972 20.7 17.1
1973 20.7 17.2
1974 20.8 17.2
1975 20.9 17.3
1976 21.1 17.4
1977 21.3 17.5
1978 21.6 17.7
1979 21.8 17.8
1980 22.1 18
1981 22.4 18.1
1982 22.7 18.2
1983 23 18.3
1984 23.4 18.3
1985 23.7 18.4
1986 24 18.5
1987 24.3 18.5
1988 24.7 18.6
1989 25 18.6
1990 25.4 18.7
1991 25.7 18.8
1992 26 18.9
1993 26.3 19
1994 26.6 19.1
1995 26.9 19.2
1996 27.2 19.4
1997 27.5 19.5
1998 27.9 19.6
1999 28.2 19.7
2000 28.5 19.8
2001 28.9 19.9
2002 29.3 19.9
2003 29.6 20
2004 30 20.2
2005 30.3 20.3
2006 30.6 20.4
2007 30.8 20.6
2008 31 20.7
2009 31.3 20.9
2010 31.5 21
2011 31.8 21.2
2012 32.1 21.3
2013 32.4 21.5
2014 32.6 21.7
2015 33 21.9
2016 33.3 22
2017 33.6 22.2
2018 33.9 22.4
2019 34.3 22.6
2020 34.6 22.8
2021 34.9 23
2022 35.2 23.2
2023 35.6 23.4
2024 36 23.6

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Finance

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$31.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
21.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
0.78%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.31%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-2.61%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
2.69%
2022
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
41.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
37.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31%
2009
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.9%
2009
Listed domestic companies n/a
6
2016
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.68B
2017
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$3.9B
2023
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$3.87M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
39,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
0.04%
2018

Energy

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
5.95 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
0.57 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
54.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
35.3%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
20.5%
2023

Society

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-707
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
13.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.15 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
38.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
29
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
9.4
2010
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
12.6
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
88
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
87.1%
2022
English speaking
87.1%
2023
70.4%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
24.1%
2023

Health

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$81.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$7.51
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
32.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.06
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
189
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
40.3
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
21.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
39.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
1.13 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
16,532 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
5,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
138,051 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
5,809 mi
2011

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