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Bahamas vs Haiti
Side-by-side comparison of Bahamas and Haiti from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Bahamas
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 53 years
Haiti
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 222 years
In short
Bahamas scores 54.2 in the NationsTree Index (73rd in the world) and Haiti scores 15.5 (195th), a gap of 38.6 points. Their trees are 2.5 m and 3.0 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Haiti has 30 times the population of Bahamas. Haiti has 100% more land area than Bahamas. Haiti has an economy 2.3 times the size of Bahamas (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Bahamas 403,033 and Haiti 11.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $41,258 in Bahamas and $3,134 in Haiti (2025, international dollars). People in Bahamas live on average 9.6 years longer (74.7 vs 65.1 years).
Of 28 indicators reported by both countries, Bahamas ranks higher in the world on 23 and Haiti on 5. Bahamas is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, infrastructure & digital and society & health. Haiti is clearly stronger in main industries, natural resources and land & people.
As a nation, Haiti is the older of the two (statehood since 1804, 222 years), compared with Bahamas (since 1973). Over the last five years Bahamas improved faster (direction score 80 vs 13 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Bahamas and Haiti.
Bahamasbetter
100.0%
1st of 215
Haiti
53.9%
195th of 215
Control of corruptionInstitutions & safety
Bahamasbetter
69.1
36th of 207
Haiti
17.0
199th of 207
Renewable energyEnvironment & energy
Bahamas
1.1%
187th of 212
Haitibetter
76.7%
22nd of 212
InflationEconomy
Bahamasbetter
1.1%
40th of 180
Haiti
28.6%
173rd of 180
Government effectivenessInstitutions & safety
Bahamasbetter
65.6
58th of 205
Haiti
10.6
204th of 205
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Bahamas has been ahead of Haiti in the NationsTree Index in every year since 1996.
Bahamas has been ahead of Haiti in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Haiti has been ahead of Bahamas in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
BahamasHaiti All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Bahamas | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 13,878158th/216 · 2024 | 27,750144th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 10,010163rd/216 · 2024 | 27,560142nd/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 403,033175th/217 · 2025 | 11.9 m82nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.44%144th/217 · 2025 | 1.13%94th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 40.1162nd/216 · 2024 | 427.228th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 81.3%53rd/217 · 2025 | 55.6%143rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 17.5%147th/217 · 2025 | 30.8%68th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 12.1%85th/217 · 2025 | 4.8%154th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $15.83 bn144th/210 · 2024 | $32.08 bn112th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $16.56 bn154th/199 · 2024 | $37.31 bn143rd/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $14.54 bn154th/199 · 2024 | $31.88 bn143rd/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $39,45542nd/210 · 2024 | $2,694167th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $41,25865th/199 · 2024 | $3,134185th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $37,02038th/201 · 2024 | $2,010166th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.4%105th/210 · 2024 | -2.7%206th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 1.1%40th/180 · 2025 | 28.6%173rd/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 9.2%145th/187 · 2025 | 14.9%171st/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 71.5%40th/55 · 2024 | — |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 71.7%138th/189 · 2025 | 12.3%12th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -0.5%48th/192 · 2025 | -0.3%42nd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 0.5%182nd/197 · 2024 | 15.8%52nd/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 9.6%187th/200 · 2024 | 27.5%66th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 0.6%188th/192 · 2024 | 20.2%18th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 77.2%13th/200 · 2024 | 54.2%127th/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $5.98 bn127th/182 · 2024 | $500.4 m167th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $6.56 bn132nd/182 · 2024 | $4.60 bn141st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 37.8%88th/183 · 2024 | 1.6%182nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 41.5%98th/183 · 2024 | 14.3%178th/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 79.2%98th/183 · 2024 | 15.9%182nd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0%165th/170 · 2024 | 2.2%2017 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 31.2%89th/171 · 2024 | 64.3%2017 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 52.2%27th/171 · 2024 | 23.3%2017 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 16.1%30th/171 · 2024 | 9.5%2017 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 0.0%166th/168 · 2024 | — |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -8.3%165th/191 · 2025 | 1.4%65th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.5%120th/196 · 2024 | 0.0%174th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 0.0%171st/209 · 2021 | 0.3%143rd/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 | 0.00%91st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.01%145th/209 · 2021 | 0.33%78th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 0.8%186th/206 · 2024 | 36.5%18th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 1,761107th/183 · 2022 | 1,131124th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 1.8 m75th/194 · 2020 | 938,000100th/194 · 2019 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $1.01 bn73rd/175 · 2020 | $620.0 m89th/175 · 2018 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 59.6%14th/168 · 2020 | 34.8%23rd/168 · 2018 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 74.7109th/217 · 2024 | 65.1190th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 12.486th/196 · 2024 | 52.8170th/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.902017 | 0.29134th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 2.284th/145 · 2023 | 4.925th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 90%104th/193 · 2024 | 60%184th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 96.1%24th/153 · 2022 | 31.0%2017 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 79.5%129th/173 · 2024 | — |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | — | 19.5%2012 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 17.2%86th/217 · 2025 | 7.4%153rd/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 6.3%98th/193 · 2023 | 3.2%174th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 68.0%2017 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 14.8%1995 | — |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.82066th/193 · 2023 | 0.554166th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | — | 41.12012 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | — | 40.4%2012 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 | 53.9%195th/215 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 92.5%42nd/186 · 2024 | 47.9%149th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 97146th/210 · 2024 | 65185th/210 · 2022 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 25.375th/208 · 2024 | 0.3184th/208 · 2022 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.5085th/164 · 2022 | 1.80161st/164 · 2022 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 1.5 m89th/161 · 2023 | 74,542139th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 3.64123rd/203 · 2024 | 0.3030th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 1.1%187th/212 · 2022 | 76.7%22nd/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 5.317th/200 · 2023 | 15.890th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 50.9%55th/214 · 2024 | 13.5%150th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 2,0072007 | 325140th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 65.658th/205 · 2025 | 10.6204th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 69.136th/207 · 2025 | 17.0199th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 62.486th/207 · 2025 | 32.0195th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 83.541st/207 · 2025 | 41.4184th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 54.0101st/205 · 2025 | 29.5194th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 69.360th/205 · 2025 | 35.1166th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 32.2136th/145 · 2022 | 41.2139th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | — | $39.1 m146th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | — | 0.1%153rd/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | — | 2.4%135th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 2,000154th/170 · 2020 | 1,000161st/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.92%75th/168 · 2020 | 0.02%165th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 12.0 m2017 | 1.0 m150th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 02015 | — |
| Science & innovation | ||
| Patent applications by residents applications | 42017 | 22014 |
| Scientific articles articles | 15179th/197 · 2023 | 38160th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Bahamas or Haiti?
Haiti has the larger population: 11.9 m (2025) compared with 403,033 for Bahamas (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Bahamas or Haiti?
Haiti is larger: 27,750 km² (2024) compared with 13,878 km² for Bahamas (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Bahamas or Haiti?
Haiti has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $37.31 bn intl. (2025) compared with $16.56 bn intl. for Bahamas (2024). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Bahamas or Haiti?
Bahamas has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $41,258 intl. (2024) compared with $3,134 intl. for Haiti (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Bahamas or Haiti?
Bahamas has the higher life expectancy at birth: 74.7 years (2024) compared with 65.1 years for Haiti (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Bahamas or Haiti?
Bahamas: 54.2 points (73rd in the world); Haiti: 15.5 points (195th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Bahamas vs Haiti — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/bahamas-vs-haiti. Data as of 26 October 2026.